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Meaning
Verb
●
To
amuse
(someone); to
engage
the
attention
of agreeably.
●
To have someone over at
one's
home for a
party
or visit.
●
To
receive
and
take into consideration
; to have a
thought
in mind.
●
To take or
keep in
one's
service; to
maintain
; to support; to
harbour
; to keep.
●
To
meet
or
encounter
, as an enemy.
●
To
lead on
; to
bring
along; to introduce.
Noun
●
Entertainment; pleasure.
●
Reception of a
guest
; welcome.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
entertain
English
entretenir
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
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Impress
Inspire
Excite
Distract
Satisfy
Convince
Educate
Persuade
Appease
Placate
Attract
Inform
Motivate
Pamper
Gratify
Delight
Captivate
Enthrall
Greet
Arouse
Invite
Titillate
Please
Patronise
Amaze
Comfort
Mock
Welcome
Tell
Surprise
Teach
Instruct
Treat
Defend
Socialize
Portray
Relax
Seduce
Enjoy
Entice
Support
Enchant
Express
Frighten
Celebrate
Praise
Deceive
Enlighten
Challenge
Belittle
Offend
Kill
Serve
Enrich
Remind
Appreciate
Encourage
Woo
Demean
Empower
Catch
Scare
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Rhymes
Cane
Fane
Sane
Mane
Sain
Vain
Dane
Pane
Wane
Vane
Lain
Rein
Kane
Vein
Fain
Gain
Bain
Jane
Main
Bane
Jane
Wain
Lane
Pain
Rain
Crane
Amain
Thane
Reign
Seine
Wayne
Plane
Spain
Shane
Chain
Feign
Brane
Paine
Grain
Brain
Inane
Again
Swain
Drane
Slane
Deign
Stane
Drain
Maine
Slain
Twain
Plain
Skein
Stain
Train
Crain
Insane
Attain
Ordain
Belain
Domain
Urbane
Obtain
Atwain
Mcbain
Strain
Alkane
Arcane
Retain
Detain
Remain
Elaine
Regain
Blaine
Humane
Fusain
Sprain
Klaine
Sustain
Terrain
Pertain
Ingrain
Abstain
Chicane
Abthane
Demesne
Moraine
Unchain
Entrain
Astrain
Arraign
Ukraine
Profane
Refrain
Contain
Cocaine
Macbain
Detrain
Explain
Retrain
Enplane
Mundane
Restain
Germane
Bahrain
Romaine
Eucaine
Disdain
Inhumane
Complain
Restrain
Montseny
Overlain
Marocain
Maintain
Campaign
Ptomaine
Lorraine
Distrain
Champaign
Entertain
Underlain
Aquitaine
Mansplain
Constrain
Ascertain
Appertain
Champagne
Withstrain
Pertaining
Legerdemain
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