Meaning & use
amuse
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To make someone laugh or smile, or to occupy someone pleasantly.
See it in a sentence
The clown's silly antics amused the children at the party.
She amused herself with crossword puzzles during the long flight.
A note on using this word
Amuse is sometimes confused with 'bemuse,' which means to confuse rather than entertain -- the two words look similar but have very different meanings.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
bore
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