amuse
Meaning of amuse
verb
- cause (someone) to find something funny.
he made faces to amuse her
- provide interesting and enjoyable occupation for (someone); entertain.
they amused themselves digging through an old encyclopedia
the hotel has planned many activities to amuse its guests
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.
Information about amuse
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of amuse is: amuses.
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Hyphenation of amuse
amuse
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- amuse is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
amuse synonyms
Meaning divert:
Meaning provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment:
Meaning please (someone) greatly:
Meaning make glad:
Meaning satisfy aesthetically:
Meaning delight greatly:
Meaning cause (someone) amusement or pleasure:
Meaning suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs:
Meaning help (time) pass pleasantly:
Meaning make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing:
Meaning entertain or amuse (someone) with talk:
Meaning impress and excite (someone) greatly:
Meaning fill or preoccupy (the mind):
Meaning occupy or attract (someone's interest or attention):
Meaning keep oneself occupied:
Meaning give work to (someone) and pay them for it:
Meaning prevent (someone) from concentrating on something:
Meaning take up the attention of (someone); interest greatly:
Meaning absorb all the attention or interest of:
Meaning (of a matter or subject) dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts:
Meaning grasp, carry, or support with one's hands:
Meaning dip or submerge in a liquid:
Meaning excite the curiosity or attention of (someone):
Meaning have or include (something) as a necessary or integral part or result:
amuse antonyms
Meaning make (a hole) in something with a tool or by digging:
Meaning make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected:
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Words that rhyme with amuse
Muse, muse, camuse, mandamuse, reamuse, bemuse, cornemuse, cornmuse, philomuse, overmuse, smuse
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