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en·ter·tain Audio Help   (ěn'tər-tān') Pronunciation Key
v.   en·ter·tained, en·ter·tain·ing, en·ter·tains

v.   tr.

To hold the attention of with something amusing or diverting. See Synonyms at amuse.
To extend hospitality toward: entertain friends at dinner.
1. To consider; contemplate: entertain an idea.
2. To hold in mind; harbor: entertained few illusions.
Archaic To continue with; maintain.
Obsolete To employ; hire.
To give admittance to; receive.

v. intr.

To show hospitality to guests.
To provide entertainment.

[Middle English entertinen, to maintain, from Old French entretenir, from Medieval Latin intertenēre : Latin inter, among; see inter- + Latin tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

en'ter·tain'er n.

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entertained
adjective
pleasantly occupied; "We are not amused" -Queen Victoria [syn: amused]

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