amuse

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To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.

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

To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.

To muse; to mediate.

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The clown amused the children Source: Internet

The play amused the ladies Source: Internet

A lot of actors can impress, awe or amuse the audience. Source: Internet

David Thomson called her body of work "insubstantial" citation and Pauline Kael wrote that she could not act, but rather "used her lack of an actress's skills to amuse the public. Source: Internet

A man is standing on it, balancing like a tightrope walker, hopping from one bare foot to the other to amuse himself while Zuqueto sweats his options. Source: Internet

An amuse bouche came out that was a blood orange gelatin set on a fine foie gras pâté. Source: Internet

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