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Definition of: amuse
(ə·myz′) v.t. a·mused, a·mus·ing
1. To occupy pleasingly; entertain; divert: to amuse oneself by playing the guitar.
2. To cause to laugh or smile, as with pleasure.
3. Archaic To beguile; delude. [ < F amuser <à at (<L ad-) + OF muser stare]
—a·mus′·a·ble adjective
—a·mus′er noun
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