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v. - Make (somebody) laugh; Occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion.

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  • We cherish our friends not for their ability to amuse us, but for ours to amuse them.
  • I'd like a little sorbetto made of brain amuse-bouche, amuse-bouche, he will peel you like a mango
  • Carla Hall Lyons who "amuse" - bouched us with her lovingly prepared culinary creations and hilarious quips.
  • "I suppose you will want to, what you call amuse yourself, to see the beasts at Exeter Change, and the playhouses.
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