[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