verb

1. To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing emotions.

   "I watch these movies because they amuse me."

2. To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny.

   "His jokes rarely fail to amuse."

3. To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.

4. To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.