English
Verb
en-verb|bemus|ing

1. To confuse or bewilder, especially regarding emotional matters, for example: "For God's sake, why do people keep using 'bemused' as if it means 'amused'?" asked the bemused editor.

#*1735 A parson much be-mus'd in beer. — Alexander Pope, Satires of Dr. Donne versified
#*1771 [With] fairy tales bemused the shepherd lies. — James Foot, Penseroso
#*1847 The bad metaphysics with which they bemuse themselves. — Hugh Miller, First Impressions of England and its people

1. (archaic meaning) to devote to the Muses.

#*1705 When those incorrigible things, Poets, are once irrecoverably Be-mus'd. — Alexander Pope, Letters

Translations
trans-top|To confuse or bewilder
Finnish: hämmentää, häkellyttää, saattaa ymmälle
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trans-top|to devote to the Muses
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ttbc| Bulgarian: �дивл�вам
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