Bemuse Definition

bĭ-myo͝oz
bemused, bemuses, bemusing
verb
bemused, bemuses, bemusing
To cause to be bewildered; confuse.
American Heritage
To muddle or stupefy.
Webster's New World
To occupy the attention of; absorb or engross.
The book bemused him for days.
American Heritage
To plunge in thought; preoccupy.
Webster's New World
To cause to be mildly or wryly amused.
American Heritage

Origin of Bemuse

  • From be- +‎ muse. In meaning, influenced by bemaze.

    From Wiktionary

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