| Amuse 1. (v.) To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder. 2. (v.) To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert. 3. (v.) To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude. 4. (v. i.) To muse; to mediate. Thesaurus Entries absorb, animate, beguile, charm, cheer, convulse, delight, distract, divert, enchant, engross, enliven, entertain, exhilarate, fascinate, fleet, fracture one, interest, kill, knock dead, loosen up, occupy, please, quicken, raise a laugh, raise a smile, recreate, refresh, regale, relax, slay, solace, tickle, titillate, while, wile, wow |