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   A·muse

   /əˈmo͞oz/

   

   verb

   • 1. cause (someone) to find something funny; entertain: "he made faces to amuse her"
   • 2. provide interesting and enjoyable occupation for (someone): "they amused themselves digging through an old encyclopedia" Similar entertainmake laughdelightdivertgladdencheer (up)pleasecharmtickleconvulsebeguileenlivenregaleinformal:tickle someone pinkcrack someone upwowbe a hit withcrease someone upoccupyengagebusyemploydistractabsorbengrosspreoccupyholdhold someone's attentionimmerseinterestinvolveentertaindivertbeguileOpposite boredepress

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘delude, deceive’): from Old French amuser ‘entertain, deceive’, from a- (expressing causal effect) + muser ‘stare stupidly’. Current senses date from the mid 17th century.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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