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amuse
[uh-myooz]
verb (used with object)
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner.
She amused the guests with witty conversation.
Synonyms: , ,to cause mirth, laughter, or the like, in.
The comedian amused the audience with a steady stream of jokes.
to cause (time, leisure, etc.) to pass agreeably.
Archaic.to keep in expectation by flattery, pretenses, etc.
Obsolete.
to engross; absorb.
to puzzle; distract.
amuse
/ əˈː /
verb
to keep pleasantly occupied; entertain; divert
to cause to laugh or smile
Confusables Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- amusable adjective
- amuser noun
- unamusable adjective
- unamusably adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of amuse1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Onscreen, she excels at playing skeptics who are privately amused by the shenanigans of attaching yourself to another person.
Once again, the American people and their news media and other leaders and gatekeepers are, in the words of media scholar Neil Postman, “amusing themselves” and their democracy to death.
“They were trying to smile in my face, like them telling me ‘no’ amused them or something.”
A third mother, from Warwickshire, said her inmate son had changed for the worse, explaining crimes he once found "horrendous" now amused him.
Nadal later gave an amusing anecdote which offered further insight into his friendship with Murray.
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