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amuses
We have found lemma(root) word of amuses : amuse.
Definitions
[əˈm(j)uːz], (Verb)
Definitions:
- cause (someone) to find something funny
(e.g: he made faces to amuse her)
- provide interesting and enjoyable occupation for (someone); entertain
(e.g: they amused themselves digging through an old encyclopedia)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘delude, deceive’): from Old French amuser ‘entertain, deceive’, from a- (expressing causal effect) + muser ‘stare stupidly’. Current senses date from the mid 17th century
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