a ‧ muse /əˈmjuːz/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: amuser , from muser ; ⇨ ↑ muse 1 ]
1 . to make someone laugh or smile:
He made funny faces to amuse the children.
The question seemed to amuse him in some way.
it amuses somebody to do something
It amused me to think back to my life in London.
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In everyday English, people usually say they think something is funny rather than say that it amuses them:
▪ The joke really amused them. ➔ They thought the joke was really funny.
2 . to make time pass in an enjoyable way, so that you do not get bored SYN entertain :
Doing jigsaws would amuse Amy for hours on end.
The kids amused themselves playing hide-and-seek.