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entertainverb to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupiedentertain the kids while I go and prepare dinner amuse, disport, divert, regale, solace absorb, busy, distract, engage, engross, immerse, interest, involve, occupybeguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, delight, enchant, enthrall(or enthral), fascinategrip, hypnotize, intrigue, mesmerizecoddle, gratify, humor, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, please, pleasure, spoilappease, comfort, conciliate, console, content, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, propitiate, soothe bore, jadedrain, enervate, exhaust, fatigue, tire, wear, wear out, wearyaggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall, grate, harass, harry, irk, nettle, peeve, perturb, pester, pique, upset, vex to give serious and careful thought tohave you ever entertained the thought that you could be wrong? chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, eye, kick around, meditate, mull (over), perpend, ponder, pore (over), question, revolve, ruminate, study, think (about or over), turn, weigh, wrestle (with) muse (upon), reflect (on or upon), reminisceanalyze, explore, reviewconclude, reasonsecond-guess, speculate (about)brood (about or over), dwell (on or upon), fixate (on or upon), fret (about or over), obsess (about or over)believe, conceive, opineabsorb, assimilate, digest, drink (in) beat one's brains out (about), chew on, cudgel one's brains (about), look at disregard, ignore, overlook, slightdismiss, pooh-pooh(also pooh), reject to keep in one's mind or heartI don't entertain the hope of ever getting a girl like that to go out with me bear, cherish, harbor, have, hold, nurse cultivate, foster, nurture, support, sustaincarry, keep, maintain, preserve, remember, retain, treasurecleave (to), cling (to), hug, stick (to)brood (about or over), fixate (on or upon), obsess (about or over) hang on to, hold on to disregard, drop, forget, ignore, neglect, overlookabjure, decline, deny, disdain, refuse, reject, repudiate, scornabandon, desert, discard, forsake, give up, part (with), quit, renounce, throw outerase, expunge amuse, divert, entertain mean to pass or cause to pass the time pleasantly.amuse suggests that one's attention is engaged lightly.amuse yourselves while I make dinner divert implies distracting attention from worry or routine occupation especially by something funny.a light comedy to divert the tired businessman entertain suggests supplying amusement by specially contrived methods.a magician entertaining children at a party in the 15th century |