No Encyclopedia Entry for Amuse Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (v.) To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder. 2. (v.) To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert. 3. (v.) To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude. 4. (v. i.) To muse; to mediate.
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