amuse

Definition

Examples

The magician used simple tricks to amuse the children at the party.

Word Family

Synonyms

• entertainprovide entertainment for
• delighta feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

Collocations

• Easy amuse children with stories
  to amuse children with stories, meaning to occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
• Medium amuse clients at dinner
  to amuse clients at dinner, meaning to occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
• Hard quietly amused by the irony
  describing quietly amused by the irony (with low volume)
• Very Hard fail to amuse discerning critics
  to fail to amuse discerning critics, meaning to fail to do something; leave something undone