bemuse
VerbWordNet 3.0
Verb (1)
- cause to be confused emotionallySynonyms: bewilderdiscombobulatethrow
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Bemuse \Be*muse"\, v. t. To muddle, daze, or partially stupefy, as with liquor. [1913 Webster]
A parson much bemused in beer. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Ben