entertain
verb
[ ɛntəˈteɪn ]
• provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment.
• "a tremendous game that thoroughly entertained the crowd"
Similar:
amuse,
divert,
distract,
delight,
please,
charm,
cheer,
beguile,
interest,
fascinate,
enthral,
engage,
involve,
occupy,
absorb,
immerse,
engross,
preoccupy,
hold the attention of,
• give attention or consideration to (an idea or feeling).
• "Washington entertained little hope of an early improvement in relations"
Similar:
consider,
give consideration to,
take into consideration,
think about,
contemplate,
give thought to,
bear in mind,
countenance,
tolerate,
brook,
suffer,
agree to,
approve of,
support,
Origin:
late Middle English: from French entretenir, based on Latin inter ‘among’ + tenere ‘to hold’. The word originally meant ‘maintain, continue’, later ‘maintain in a certain condition, treat in a certain way’, also ‘show hospitality’ (late 15th century).
