Definition of entertain

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Entertain (v. i.) To receive, or provide entertainment for, guests; as, he entertains generously..

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Matinee :: Matinee (n.) A reception, or a musical or dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime. See SoirEe..
Hospice :: Hospice (n.) A convent or monastery which is also a place of refuge or entertainment for travelers on some difficult road or pass, as in the Alps; as, the Hospice of the Great St. Bernard..
Host :: Host (v. t.) To give entertainment to.
Ask :: Ask (v. t.) To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment..
Reception :: Reception (n.) The act or manner of receiving, esp. of receiving visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of receiving guests; as, a hearty reception; an elaborate reception..
Cupbearer :: Cupbearer (n.) One whose office it is to fill and hand the cups at an entertainment.
Junket :: Junket (v. t.) To give entertainment to; to feast.
Gayety :: Gayety (a.) The state of being gay; merriment; mirth; acts or entertainments prompted by, or inspiring, merry delight; -- used often in the plural; as, the gayeties of the season..
Tolerable :: Tolerable (a.) Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment, or opposition; passable; as, a tolerable administration; a tolerable entertainment; a tolerable translation..
Entertain :: Entertain (v. i.) To receive, or provide entertainment for, guests; as, he entertains generously..
Quartter :: Quartter (v. t.) To furnish with shelter or entertainment; to supply with the means of living for a time; especially, to furnish shelter to; as, to quarter soldiers..
Musical :: Musical (n.) A social entertainment of which music is the leading feature; a musical party.
Ridotto :: Ridotto (n.) A favorite Italian public entertainment, consisting of music and dancing, -- held generally on fast eves..
Tig :: Tig (n.) A capacious, flat-bottomed drinking cup, generally with four handles, formerly used for passing around the table at convivial entertainment..
Cater :: Cater (n.) By extension: To supply what is needed or desired, at theatrical or musical entertainments; -- followed by for or to..
Regalement :: Regalement (n.) The act of regaling; anything which regales; refreshment; entertainment.
Entremets :: Entremets (n. sing. & pl.) Any small entertainment between two greater ones.
Entertainer :: Entertainer (n.) One who entertains.
Kitchen :: Kitchen (v. t.) To furnish food to; to entertain with the fare of the kitchen.
Party :: Party (v.) A number of persons invited to a social entertainment; a select company; as, a dinner party; also, the entertainment itself; as, to give a party..
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