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v. 1 amuse, divert; delight, please; occupy While we waited the boy entertained us with his juggling 2 receive, accommodate, treat, be host (to), cater (for or to); have or see people or guests or visitors or company; Colloq host We entertain on Tuesdays only 3 contemplate, consider, have, hold, harbour, foster, tolerate, allow, maintain, sustain, support They felt that they could not entertain the idea of their daughter marrying the gardener's son