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Definition of "amuse" []
- To occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion. (verb-transitive)
- To cause to laugh or smile by giving pleasure: I was not amused by his jokes. (verb-transitive)
- Archaic To delude or deceive. (verb-transitive)
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Use "amuse" in a sentence
- "I'd like a little sorbetto made of brain amuse-bouche, amuse-bouche, he will peel you like a mango"
- ""I suppose you will want to, what you call amuse yourself, to see the beasts at Exeter Change, and the playhouses."
- "Carla Hall Lyons who "amuse" - bouched us with her lovingly prepared culinary creations and hilarious quips."