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amuse
English
Etymology
From Late Middle English *amusen (“to mutter, be astonished, gaze meditatively on”), from Old French amuser (“to stupefy, waste time, be lost in thought”), from a- + muser (“to stare stupidly at, gape, wander, waste time, loiter, think carefully about, attend to”), of uncertain and obscure origin. Cognate with Occitan musa (“idle waiting”), Italian musare (“to gape idly about”). Possibly from Old French *mus (“snout”) from Vulgar Latin *m?sa (“snout”) — compare Medieval Latin m?sum (“muzzle, snout”) –, from Proto-Germanic *m?- (“muzzle, snout”), from Proto-Indo-European *m?- (“lips, muzzle”). Compare North Frisian müs, mös (“mouth”), German Maul (“muzzle, snout”).
Alternative etymology connects muser and musa with Frankish *muoza (“careful attention, leisure, idleness”), from Proto-Germanic *m?t? (“leave, permission”), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to acquire, possess, control”).This would make it a cognate of Dutch musen (“to leisure”), Old High German *muoza (“careful attention, leisure, idleness”) and muoz?n (“to be idle, have leisure or opportunity”), German Muße (“leisure”). More at empty.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??mju?z/
- Rhymes: -u?z
Verb
amuse (third-person singular simple present amuses, present participle amusing, simple past and past participle amused)
- (transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (an individual) with pleasing emotions.
- 1786, William Gilpin, Observations, relative chiefly to picturesque beauty, made in the year 1772, on several parts of England; particularly the mountains, and lakes of Cumberland, and Westmoreland
- A group of children amusing themselves with pushing stones from the top [of the cliff], and watching as they plunged into the lake.
- 1786, William Gilpin, Observations, relative chiefly to picturesque beauty, made in the year 1772, on several parts of England; particularly the mountains, and lakes of Cumberland, and Westmoreland
- To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny.
- (transitive, archaic) To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.
- (transitive, archaic) To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.
- 1600, Philemon Holland, The Romane Historie
- the enemies were amused on the fires that our men made
- 1655, Thomas Fuller, Church History of England
- Being amused with grief, fear, and fright, he could not find the house.
- 1600, Philemon Holland, The Romane Historie
Synonyms
- entertain, gratify, please, divert, beguile, exhilarate
Derived terms
- amusement
Translations
References
- amuse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- musea
Dutch
Etymology
Clipping of amuse-bouche or amuse-gueule.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a??my?.z?/, /?a??my.z?/
- Hyphenation: amu?se
Noun
amuse m (plural amuses)
- appetiser, hors d'oeuvre
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.myz/
- Homophones: amuses, amusent
Verb
amuse
- first-person singular present indicative of amuser
- third-person singular present indicative of amuser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of amuser
- third-person singular present subjunctive of amuser
- second-person singular imperative of amuser
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amese
English
Verb
amese (third-person singular simple present ameses, present participle amesing, simple past and past participle amesed)
- (obsolete) To appease, pacify or calm
- (obsolete) To moderate
Anagrams
- Amees, Aseem, Eames, Emesa, Maese, Mease, Samee, eames, mease
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