amuse
- amuse
I
(Roget's IV)
v.
Syn. divert, entertain, cheer, beguile, occupy, interest, delight, regale, make laugh, strike as funny, recreate, tickle, tickle one's fancy, raise a laugh, convulse, crack up*, break up*, have rolling in the aisles*, have in stitches*, kill*, slay*, fracture*, tickle silly*; see also
entertain 1 .
Syn.- amuse suggests the agreeable occupation of the mind, esp. by something that is light or appeals to the sense of humor [ we amused ourselves with a game of cards; the monkey's antics amused him ] ; to divert is to take the attention from serious thought or worry to something that amuses; entertain implies planned amusement or diversion, often with some intellectual appeal [ another guest entertained us with folk songs ] ; beguile suggests the occupation of time with an agreeable activity, largely to dispel boredom or tedium
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
v.
occupy, entertain, interest, divert, beguile, distract, regale, engross, tickle, cheer.
ANT.: bore, put to sleep, weary, cloy, depress
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II)
verb
To occupy in an agreeable or pleasing way: divert, entertain, recreate, regale. See EXCITE.
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amusé — amusé … Dictionnaire des rimes
amusé — ⇒AMUSÉ, ÉE, part. passé, adj. et subst. A. Part. passé de amuser. B. Emploi adj. 1. [Se rapportant à une pers.] a) Qui se trouve momentanément égayé par quelque situation ou circonstance plaisante ou comique : • 1. Un des plus cruels supplices de … Encyclopédie Universelle
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Amuse 3 — Genre Jeunesse Pays France Langue … Wikipédia en Français
amusé — amusé, ée (a mu zé, zée) part. passé. Amusé par des promesses. Amusé à des bagatelles. Amusé par ce récit. • En lui [le prince], toute apparence de galanterie, tout air passionné ou amusé cause un scandale, FÉN. t. XXII, p. 272 … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Amuse — A*muse ([.a]*m[=u]z ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amused} ([.a]*m[=u]zd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Amusing}.] [F. amuser to make stay, to detain, to amuse, [ a] (L. ad) + OF. muser. See {Muse}, v.] 1. To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amuse — amuse, divert, entertain, recreate mean to cause or enable one to pass one’s time in pleasant or agreeable occupations. Their corresponding nouns amusement, diversion, entertainment, recreation are also synonyms denoting such an occupation or its … New Dictionary of Synonyms
amuse — amuse; amuse·ment; … English syllables
amuse — [ə myo͞oz′] vt. amused, amusing [Fr amuser < à, at + OFr muser, to stare fixedly, MUSE] 1. to keep pleasantly or enjoyably occupied or interested; entertain [we amused ourselves with games] 2. to make laugh, smile, etc. by being comical or… … English World dictionary
Amuse — A*muse , v. i. To muse; to mediate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amuse — index occupy (engage) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
