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entertain

verb

/ˌɛntərˈteɪn/

Meaning

to provide amusement, enjoyment, or hospitality to others

The comedian entertained the audience with his jokes.

entertain an idea

amuse, delight, engage, host, please

bore, neglect, ignore

entertain guests, entertain an idea, entertain the audience, entertain children

to make something appear larger or more important than it really is

To recognize or establish who or what someone or something is.

To filter gradually through a porous surface or substance; to spread slowly.

to move in a slow, heavy, awkward way

To make less severe, serious, or painful.

to go into or through something; to understand something deeply