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31Entertain — Entertainments, feasts, were sometimes connected with a public festival (Deut. 16:11, 14), and accompanied by offerings (1 Sam. 9:13), in token of alliances (Gen. 26:30); sometimes in connection with domestic or social events, as at the… …
32entertain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. receive, welcome; amuse, divert, regale; harbor, shelter, cherish; maintain, keep up; consider, dwell upon, heed. See attention, thought, amusement. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To keep amused] Syn. amuse,… …
33entertain — en·ter·tain || ‚entÉ™ teɪn v. interest, amuse; host; hold or maintain in the mind (i.e. a feeling) …
34entertain — 1. to copulate with Another way of keeping a visitor occupied or amused, I suppose: She had entertained him before and each time he had nearly ripped her in half. (J. Collins, 1981) An entertainment lady is a prostitute: Many… …
35entertain — verb 1》 provide with amusement or enjoyment. ↘show hospitality to. 2》 give attention or consideration to. Derivatives entertaining adjective entertainingly adverb entertainer noun Origin ME (orig. in the sense maintain, continue , later treat …
36entertain — v. a. 1. Lodge, treat hospitably, show hospitality to, receive as a guest. 2. Hold, cherish, harbor. 3. Take into consideration, consider. 4. Divert, amuse, please …
37entertain — v 1. divert, interest, occupy, beguile, engage, engross, absorb; amuse, please, charm, cheer, Inf. hand one a few laughs; gladden, gratify, tickle, exhilarate, enliven, rejoice. 2. disport, recreate, dally; clown, joke, jest, cut up, burlesque,… …
38entertain — en·ter·tain …
39entertain — Ho okipa, ho ohale kipa, ho ohau oli, ho ohoihoi. Also: komo (as an emotion); pa apa anā, ho opa apa anā …
40entertain — /ˌentə teɪn/ verb to offer such things as meals, hotel accommodation and theatre tickets for the comfort and enjoyment of business visitors …
