see|amusé
English

Etymology
French amuser to make stay, to detain, to amuse, à (Latin ad) + OF. muser. See Muse, v.

Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /��mjus/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�z|-u�z

Transitive verb
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en-verb|amus|ing

1. To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert.

#:A group of children amusing themselves with pushing stones from the top [of the cliff], and watching as they plunged into the lake. -Gilpin.

1. To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.

#:He amused his followers with idle promises. -Johnson.

1. 1811 (cant) To fling dust or snuff in the eyes of the person intended to be robbed; also to invent some plausible tale, to delude shop-keepers and others, thereby to put them off their guard. (1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue)

Translations
Finnish: huvittaa (1)
German: amüsieren
Hebrew: �שעשע (le'sha'ashe'a)
Russian: забавл��� (zabavl'át') (1), �азвлека�� (razvl'ekát') (2)
Dutch: amuseren, niet-nadenken

Synonyms
To entertain; gratify; please; divert; beguile.

Category:Positive words

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