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Meaning
Verb
●
To
confuse
or bewilder.
●
To be
amused
, especially sardonically.
●
To
devote
to the Muses.
●
To make
drunk
; to intoxicate.
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Origin
bemuse
English
be-
English
be-
Middle English (1100-1500)
muse
English
muse
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Musa
Latin
Μοῦσα
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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Bewilder
Mystify
Befuddle
Confound
Astonish
Frighten
Infuriate
Appall
Unsettle
Frustrate
Perplex
Astound
Flabbergast
Appal
Enrapture
Unnerve
Horrify
Nauseate
Flummox
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