1. gratify To entertain, in the sense here considered, is to engage and pleasantly occupy the attention; to amuse is to occupy the attention in an especially bright and cheerful way, often with that which e Synonyms: entertain, amuse, cheer, disport, enliven, interest, please, beguile, delight, divert, gratify, occupy, recreate Antonyms: annoy, bore, busy, disquiet, distract, disturb, tire, weary