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One entry found for
amuse
.
Entry Word:
amuse
Function:
verb
Text: to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied <Christie
amused
her four-year-old sister at the family reunion by showing her off to all the relatives>
Synonyms
disport, divert, entertain, regale
Related Words
absorb, busy, distract, engage, engross, immerse, interest, involve, occupy; beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, delight, enchant, enthrall (
or
enthral), fascinate; grip, hypnotize, intrigue, mesmerize; coddle, gratify, humor, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, please, pleasure, spoil; appease, comfort, conciliate, console, content, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, propitiate, soothe
Near Antonyms
bore, jade; drain, enervate, exhaust, fatigue, tire, wear, wear out, weary; aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall, grate, harass, harry, irk, nettle, peeve, perturb, pester, pique, upset, vex