Amuse and Play

Amuse

Amuse verb - To cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied.

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Play and amuse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Play" instead a verb "Amuse".

Nearby Words: amusement, amusing, amusingly

Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.

Usage example: told her son that he needed some time to run and play in the yard after his hard work

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Amuse and play are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Amuse" instead a verb "Play".

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

character	amuse character	play character
man	amuse man	play man

Cocorico's theme is based on the Gaillarde from Leo Delibes' incidental music to Victor Hugo's play Le roi s'amuse.

Source: Video Game / Aviary Attorney
He's The Wise Prince, a Friend to All Children and even willing to play up his Fish out of Water tendencies to amuse others.

Source: Good Is Not Soft
The opera Rigoletto has displaced the play on which it is based, Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo.

Source: Adaptation Displacement

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