bemuse
- (transitive) To confuse or bewilder.
- (proscribed, sometimes, transitive) To be amused, especially sardonically.
- (archaic, humorous) To devote to the Muses.
- (obsolete, slang, transitive) To make drunk; to intoxicate.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bɪˈmjuːz/
Etymology
From be- + muse. In meaning, influenced by bemaze and later amuse.
interfere with
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