amuse
11amuse — index occupy (engage) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
12amuse — camuse …
13amuse — (v.) late 15c., to divert the attention, beguile, delude, from M.Fr. amuser divert, cause to muse, from a at, to (but here probably a causal prefix) + muser ponder, stare fixedly (see MUSE (Cf. muse) (v.)). Sense of divert from serious business,… …
14amuse — [v] entertain; make laugh break one up*, charm, cheer, crack up*, delight, divert, fracture*, gladden, grab*, gratify, interest, kill*, knock dead*, make roll in the aisles*, occupy, panic*, please, put away*, regale, slay*, tickle, wow*;… …
15amusé — Amusé, [amus]ée. part …
16amuse — ► 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 …
17amuse */*/ — 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… …
18amuse — 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 …
19amuse — [[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 …
20amuse — 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 …
