amuse vs bemuse
Definitions
verb
- make (somebody) laugh
- occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
Examples
In the VIP section, or VNP (Very Nice People) as Innocent called it, we amused ourselves by reading a stash of Innocent bottle labels.
Miró himself was an artist whose utterly distinctive early work had great beauty of form and color, and whose fecund imagery delights and amuses.
The shore was deserted save for myself and a portly dogana-official who was playing with his little son -- trying to amuse him by elephantine gambols on the sand, regardless of his uniform and manly dignity.
Definitions
verb
- cause to be confused emotionally
Examples
It bemuses me that I need a face-to-face situation in order to be able to construct my own argument without feeling overwhelmed.
While Mona stares uncomfortably into the horse's eye, Tamsin regards her with poised bemusement.
Aside from a few bemused looks from passers-by and a few words with the police, nothing untoward happened.
