Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Bemuse /bĭm-yo͞oz'/ · Be·muse · IPA /bɪˈmjuːz/ 01 v. t. To muddle, daze, or partially stupefy, as with liquor. 1. To muddle, daze, or partially stupefy, as with liquor. “A parson much bemused in beer.” — Pope.