the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > cause laughter [verb (transitive)] > utter a jest or joke > make jest of or joke about (5)
to make a sport of: to make a joke or mockery of. Now archaic.
transitive. To make (something) humorous; to cast in an amusing light.
intransitive. colloquial. To tease someone, esp. in a playful or good-natured way. With with.
intransitive. In weakened sense: to tease, esp. in a playful or good-natured way; to mess with (cf. mess, v. 7).
intransitive. To tease, esp. in a playful or good-natured way; to mess with (cf. mess, v. 7).