AMUSE Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word amuse. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for AMUSE
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divert | verbv | |||||||
verb • turn aside; turn away from • send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one • occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion • withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions | ||||||||
beguile | verbv | |||||||
verb • influence by slyness • attract; cause to be enamored | ||||||||
entertain | verbv | |||||||
verb • provide entertainment for • take into consideration, have in view • maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) | ||||||||
please | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • used in polite request verb • give pleasure to or be pleasing to • be the will of or have the will (to) • give satisfaction | ||||||||
absorb | verbv | |||||||
verb • become imbued • take up mentally • take up, as of debts or payments • take in, also metaphorically • cause to become one with • suck or take up or in • devote (oneself) fully to • assimilate or take in • consume all of one's attention or time | ||||||||
captivate | verbv | |||||||
verb • attract; cause to be enamored | ||||||||
charm | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates • a verbal formula believed to have magical force • something believed to bring good luck • (physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third most massive of all quarks verb • attract; cause to be enamored • control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft • protect through supernatural powers or charms • induce into action by using one's charm | ||||||||
delight | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction • something or someone that provides a source of happiness verb • give pleasure to or be pleasing to • take delight in • hold spellbound | ||||||||
engage | verbv | |||||||
verb • carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in • consume all of one's attention or time • engage or hire for work • ask to represent; of legal counsel • give to in marriage • get caught • carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns) • hire for work or assistance • engage for service under a term of contract • keep engaged | ||||||||
engross | verbv | |||||||
verb • devote (oneself) fully to • consume all of one's attention or time | ||||||||
fascinate | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to be interested or curious • to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe • attract; cause to be enamored | ||||||||
occupy | verbv | |||||||
verb • keep busy with • live (in a certain place) • occupy the whole of • be on the mind of • march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation • require (time or space) • consume all of one's attention or time • assume, as of positions or roles | ||||||||
disport | verbv | |||||||
verb • occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion • play boisterously | ||||||||
exhilarate | verbv | |||||||
verb • fill with sublime emotion | ||||||||
gratify | verbv | |||||||
verb • make happy or satisfied • yield (to); give satisfaction to |