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Thesaurus: amuse

To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.

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  1. v. To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.
  2. v. To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert.
  3. v. To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
  4. v. i. To muse; to mediate.
  5. v. occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
  6. v. make (somebody) laugh
  7. v:100 v. occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion v. make (somebody) laugh