bemuse
Pronunciation
  • (British, America) IPA: /bɪˈmjuːz/, /bəˈmjuːz/
Verb

bemuse (bemuses, present participle bemusing; past and past participle bemused)

  1. (transitive) To confuse or bewilder.
    • 1735, Alexander Pope, Satires of Dr. Donne versified
      a parson much be-mus'd in beer
  2. (archaic, humorous) To devote to the Muses.
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