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amuse
What does amuse mean?
amuse (verb): to entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use amuse in a sentence?
- I watch these movies because they amuse me. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce amuse?
/əˈmjuz/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does amuse come from?
From Late Middle English *amusen (“to mutter, be astonished, gaze meditatively on”), from Old French amuser (“to stupefy, waste time, be lost in thought”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to amuse
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “amuse” mean?
to examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize
Not quite: that's what inspect means.
to entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions
Right! That's what “amuse” means.
to wheedle or persuade (a person, organization, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something
Not quite: that's what coax means.
to stay where one cannot be seen, conceal oneself (often in a cowardly way or with the intent of doing harm)
Not quite: that's what skulk means.
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