Associations to the word «Amuse»
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Wiktionary
AMUSE, verb. (transitive) To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing emotions.
AMUSE, verb. To cause laughter, to be funny.
AMUSE, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
AMUSE, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.
Dictionary definition
AMUSE, verb. Occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies".
AMUSE, verb. Make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.