Definition of entertain

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Entertain (v. t.) To be at the charges of; to take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbor; to keep.

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Guest :: Guest (n.) A visitor; a person received and entertained in one's house or at one's table; a visitor entertained without pay.
Invite :: Invite (v. t.) To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some act, or go to some place; esp., to ask to an entertainment or visit; to request the company of; as, to invite to dinner, or a wedding, or an excursion..
Friend :: Friend (n.) One who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem, respect, and affection that he seeks his society aud welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate associate; sometimes, an attendant..
Spread :: Spread (n.) A table, as spread or furnished with a meal; hence, an entertainment of food; a feast..
Enterprise :: Enterprise (v. t.) To treat with hospitality; to entertain.
Quodlibetical :: Quodlibetical (a.) Not restricted to a particular subject; discussed for curiosity or entertainment.
Afterpiece :: Afterpiece (n.) A piece performed after a play, usually a farce or other small entertainment..
Society :: Society (n.) Specifically, the more cultivated portion of any community in its social relations and influences; those who mutually give receive formal entertainments..
Ballet :: Ballet (n.) An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing..
Deliciously :: Deliciously (adv.) Delightfully; as, to feed deliciously; to be deliciously entertained..
Host :: Host (n.) One who receives or entertains another, whether gratuitously or for compensation; one from whom another receives food, lodging, or entertainment; a landlord..
Entertain :: Entertain (v. t.) To lead on; to bring along; to introduce.
Entertained :: Entertained (imp. & p. p.) of Entertai.
Nautch :: Nautch (n.) An entertainment consisting chiefly of dancing by professional dancing (or Nautch) girls.
Romantic :: Romantic (a.) Entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a romance; as, a romantic person; a romantic mind..
Procuration :: Procuration (n.) A sum of money paid formerly to the bishop or archdeacon, now to the ecclesiastical commissioners, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; -- called also proxy..
Abridgment :: Abridgment (n.) That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly..
Entremets :: Entremets (n. sing. & pl.) Any small entertainment between two greater ones.
Banquet :: Banquet (v. t.) To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast.
Regalement :: Regalement (n.) The act of regaling; anything which regales; refreshment; entertainment.
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