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entertain (transitive) To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably. (transitive and intransitive) To have someone over at one's home for a party or visit. (transitive) To receive and take into consideration; to have a thought in mind. (obsolete) To take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbour; to keep. (obsolete) To meet or encounter, as an enemy. (obsolete) To lead on; to bring along; to introduce. Synonyms: amuse, divert, please, delight, charm, cheer, occupy, distract, enthral, interest, absorb, beguile, regale, disport, engage, engross, fascinate, involve, solace, immerse, preoccupy, recreate, captivate, comfort, ecstasize, elate, enliven, enthrall, gladden, grab, gratify, humor, humour, indulge, inspire, inspirit, pique, relax, satisfy, slay, stimulate, tickle, crack up, give pleasure to, knock dead, make merry, hold the attention of, enchant, bewitch, attract … more Examples: “Street performers from the world over entertain the crowd whilst buskers provide the soundtrack.” “Through the 1880s and into the 1890s, he would regularly entertain his friends with Sunday night dinners.” “She loved to entertain, and on more formal occasions, she even greeted her guests in French.” entertake (transitive, obsolete) To entertain; to receive. Synonyms: onfang Examples: “And with more myld aspect those two to entertake.” entertaining present participle of entertain Synonyms: interesting, attracting, appealing to, drawing, engrossing, exciting, fascinating, intriguing, tempting, captivating, enthralling, luring, snaring, tantalizing, titillating, affecting, amusing, arousing, distracting, engaging, gripping, hooking, perking up, pleasing, pulling, touching, mesmerising, mesmerizing, moving, riveting, rivetting, tantalising, turning on, beguiling, bemusing, enchanting, grabbing, immersing, piquing, absorbing, bewitching, floating someone's boat, lighting someone's fire, occupying, preoccupying, sitting up, tickling someone's fancy, arresting, busying, enwrapping … more entertaine Obsolete spelling of entertain Examples: “But say, poore Place, in what manner didst thou entertaine the sunn?” entertains Third-person singular simple present indicative form of entertain Synonyms: amuses, diverts, pleases, delights, charms, cheers, occupies, distracts, enthrals, interests, absorbs, beguiles, regales, disports, engages, engrosses, fascinates, involves, solaces, immerses, preoccupies, recreates, captivates, comforts, ecstasizes, elates, enlivens, enthralls, gladdens, grabs, gratifies, humors, humours, indulges, inspires, inspirits, piques, relaxes, satisfies, slays, stimulates, tickles, cracks up, gives pleasure to, knocks dead, makes merry, holds the attention of, enchants, bewitches, attracts … more Examples: “Ultimately, though, Lessing provides a cracking good story that diverts, entertains and stimulates.” “This is truly a family film that inspires and entertains without being cutesy or syrupy.” “We've got to be an organized team that is based on a skating game and entertains the fans.” entertakes Third-person singular simple present indicative form of entertake Synonyms: onfangs entertaineth (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of entertain entertainest (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of entertain entertained simple past tense and past participle of entertain Synonyms: interested, attracted, appealed to, drew, engrossed, excited, fascinated, intrigued, tempted, captivated, enthralled, lured, snared, tantalized, titillated, affected, amused, aroused, concerned, distracted, engaged, gripped, hooked, involved, perked up, pleased, pulled, touched, mattered to, mesmerised, mesmerized, moved, riveted, rivetted, tantalised, turned on, beguiled, bemused, caught one's eye, diverted, enchanted, grabbed, immersed, piqued, absorbed, absorpt, aroused one's curiosity, bewitched, captured one's imagination, engaged one's attention … more Examples: “Embsay were in the wars when they entertained Denholme, who were making their first visit to Shires Lane.” “Visitors were also entertained by a quintet of musicians from the Bolton School of Music.” “Guests ate, drank and partied whilst being entertained by an array of fireworks in the skies above.” entertaking present participle of entertake Synonyms: onfanging entertook simple past tense of entertake Synonyms: onfanged entertaken past participle of entertake Synonyms: onfanged Find more words! 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What is the opposite of entertainment? Sentences with the word entertainment Words that rhyme with entertainment What is the adverb for entertainment? What is the adjective for entertainment? What is the noun for entertainment? Translations for entertainment Use our Verb Dictionary Nearby Words entertaining entertaining entertaining entertainingly entertainingness entertainings entertainments entertains entertake entertaken entertakes entertaking 13-letter Words Starting With e en ent ente enter entert enterta entertai entertain entertainm entertainme