"i resisted all the way: a new thing for me, and a circumstance which greatly strengthened the bad opinion bessie and miss abbot were disposed to entertain of me."which word is a synonym of entertain as it is used in this sentence from the passage? a. overwhelmb. thinkc. invited. hold up someone me

The word that is a synonym of entertain as it is used in this sentence from the passage is B. Think.

According to the dictionary, another meaning of the word entertain, apart from the well-known "provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment", is to "give attention or consideration to (an idea or feeling)." That is to say, to consider, give consideration to, take into consideration, think about, contemplate, give thought to, bear in mind, etc.