amuse > define

verb

• Occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion.
  • usage: "The play amused the ladies"
  • synonyms: divert, disport
• Make (somebody) laugh.
  • usage: "The clown amused the children"

• (v.i.) To muse; to mediate.
• (v.) To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
• (v.) To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.
• (v.) To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert.