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bemuse
verb be·muse \bi-ˈmyüz, bē-\
: to cause (someone) to be confused and often also somewhat amused
Full Definition of BEMUSE
transitive verb
3
: to cause to have feelings of wry or tolerant amusement <seems truly bemused that people beyond his circle in Seattle would be interested in his ruminations — Ruth B. Smith>
— be·mus·ed·ly \-ˈmyü-zəd-lē\ adverb
— be·muse·ment \-ˈmyüz-mənt\ noun
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First Known Use of BEMUSE
1735
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Rhymes with BEMUSE
abuse, accuse, amuse, Andrews, bad news, berceuse, chanteuse, charmeuse, chartreuse, coiffeuse, confuse, contuse, danseuse, defuse, diffuse, diseuse, disuse, effuse, enthuse, excuse, ill-use, incuse, infuse, masseuse, misuse, perfuse, peruse, recluse, recuse, refuse, reuse, short fuse, suffuse, Toulouse, transfuse, vendeuse
BEMUSED Defined for Kids
bemuse
verb be·muse \bi-ˈmyüz\
be·musedbe·mus·ing
Definition of BEMUSE for Kids
: to cause to be confused and often also somewhat amused <He was bemused by all the attention he was receiving.>
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