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Bemuse
see synonyms of bemuseVerb
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Bemuse
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(transitive)
to confuse; bewilder
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Bemuse
see synonyms of bemuse verb transitiveWord forms: beˈmused or beˈmusing
1.
to muddle or stupefy
2.
to plunge in thought; preoccupy
usually in the passive voiceWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Bemuse
see synonyms of bemusetr.v. be·mused, be·mus·ing, be·mus·es
1. To cause to be bewildered; confuse.
2. To occupy the attention of; absorb or engross: The book bemused him for days.
3. Usage Problem To cause to be mildly or wryly amused: "Unlike William McKinley, whose priggishness bemused him, Roosevelt had no compunctions about smoking cigars in public" (Joseph Conlin).
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