amuse

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing emotions.
  2. Verb.  To cause laughter, to be funny.
  3. Verb.  (transitive, archaic) To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
  4. Verb.  (transitive, archaic) To divert attention, to distract, to bewilder.

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