transitive. To entertain, amuse.

transitive. To cheer, comfort, console; †to entertain or recreate.

To minister delight or pleasure to; to gladden, cheer, please, entertain. Also figurative. Obsolete.

transitive. To amuse, please, give pleasure to. Obsolete.

transitive. To divert (from sadness, ennui, or the like); to amuse, to entertain. Obsolete.

transitive. To gladden, delight; to amuse, entertain; (also) to comfort, distract from sorrows.

transitive. To provide with the means of playing; to amuse. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To refresh or enliven (the mind or spirits, a person) through a pleasurable or interesting pastime, amusement, activity, etc.; to amuse…

transitive. To amuse. Obsolete.

transitive. To provide with sport or entertainment; to amuse, divert; to cheer, enliven. Cf. disport, v. 1. Obsolete.

transitive. To provide amusement or enjoyment for (a person); to amuse, divert, esp. with a performance, public event, etc.

transitive. to take a person out of himself (herself,etc.): to cause a person to transcend his or her worldly concerns; to distract, divert, or…

To entertain, amuse; = divert, v. 6. Chiefly reflexive: To enjoy oneself, make merry.

to take (a person's) fancy: to appeal to (a person); to please, attract. Cf. fancy, n. 8, to tickle the fancy at tickle, v.1 5a.

To draw away from fatiguing or serious occupations; pleasurably to excite the mind or attract the attention; to entertain, amuse.

transitive. Originally: to provide pleasurable entertainment for (a person) as a distraction from more serious matters. Later: to please with…

figurative. To excite amusement in; to divert; often in the phrase to tickle the fancy. Also absol.