(transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (an individual) with pleasing emotions.

To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny.

(transitive, archaic) To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.

(transitive, archaic) To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.