Definition/Meaning of amuse

• English - Verb: amuse ( third-person singular simple present amuses , present participle amusing , simple past and past participle amused ) ( transitive ) To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing emotions . I watch these movies because they amuse me . It always amuses me to hear the funny stories why people haven't got a ticket , but I never let them get in without paying . Gilpin A…
• English - Etymology: From Middle English amusen ( “ to mutter , be astonished , gaze meditatively on ” ), from Middle French amuser ( “ to amuse , divert , babble ” ), from Old French amuser ( “ to stupefy , waste time , be lost in thought ” ), from a- + muser ( “ to stare stupidly at , gape , wander , waste time , loiter , think carefully about , attend to ” ), of uncertain and obscure origin . Cognate with Occitan…
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /əˈmjuːz/ Rhymes: -uːz
• English - References: amuse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , G . & C . Merriam, 1913
• English - Anagrams: musea