amuse (verb)
1amuse — ► VERB 1) cause (someone) to laugh or smile. 2) entertain. DERIVATIVES amused adjective amusing adjective. ORIGIN Old French amuser entertain, deceive , from muser stare stupidly …
2amuse — verb (amused; amusing) Etymology: Middle French amuser, from Old French, from a (from Latin ad ) + muser to muse Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. archaic to divert the attention of …
3amuse — verb ADVERB ▪ greatly, no end (BrE), to no end (AmE) ▪ Her discomfort amused him greatly. ▪ His impersonation of the President amused me (to) no end. ▪ always …
4amuse — verb (T) 1 to make someone laugh or smile: What amused me most was the thought of Martin in a dress. 2 to make someone spend time in an enjoyable way without getting bored: Doing jigsaws would amuse Amy for hours on end. | amuse yourself: The… …
5amuse — verb /əˈmjuːz,ʌˈmjus/ a) To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert. A group of children amusing themselves with pushing stones from the top [of the cliff], and watching as they plunged into …
6amuse — verb 1》 make (someone) laugh or smile. 2》 provide interesting occupation for; entertain. Derivatives amused adjective amusedly adverb amusing adjective amusingly adverb Origin C15 (in the sense deceive ): from OFr. amuser entertain, deceive ,… …
7amuse — verb 1) the ugliest dog contest amused him Syn: entertain, make laugh, delight, divert, cheer (up), please, charm, tickle; informal tickle pink, crack up Ant: bore, depress 2) he amused himself by writin …
8amuse — verb 1) her annoyance simply amused him Syn: make someone laugh, entertain, delight, divert, cheer (up), please, charm, tickle; informal crack up; Brit.; informal crease up 2) he amused himself by writing poetry Syn …
9amuse — [[t]əmju͟ːz[/t]] amuses, amusing, amused 1) VERB If something amuses you, it makes you want to laugh or smile. [V n] The thought seemed to amuse him... Their antics never fail to amuse. Syn: delight …
10amuse */*/ — UK [əˈmjuːz] / US [əˈmjuz] verb Word forms amuse : present tense I/you/we/they amuse he/she/it amuses present participle amusing past tense amused past participle amused 1) [intransitive/transitive] to do or say something that other people think… …
