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Diffuse Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Diffuse? [adj] spread out; not concentrated in one place; "a large diffuse organization" [adj] lacking conciseness; "a diffuse historical novel" [v] cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [v] spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building" [v] move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Diffuse: broadcast \| circularise \| circularize \| circulate \| disperse \| disseminate \| distribute \| distributed \| fan out \| imbue \| interpenetrate \| pass around \| penetrate \| permeate \| pervade \| prolix \| propagate \| spread \| spread \| spread out Related Terms \| Find terms related to Diffuse: abounding \| abundant \| affluent \| all-sufficing \| ambagious \| ample \| aplenty \| assign \| atomize \| bend \| bespread \| bestrew \| bias \| bottomless \| bounteous \| bountiful \| break into pieces \| break to pieces \| break up \| broad \| broadcast \| carry over \| casual \| circuitous \| circulate \| circumfuse \| circumlocutory \| communicate \| consign \| copious \| crash \| crawl with \| creep with \| crook \| crunch \| crush \| curve \| cut to pieces \| deal out \| deflect \| deflected \| deflective \| deliver \| demolish \| deport \| desultory \| deviate \| diffract \| diffracted \| diffractive \| diffuse \| diffused \| diffusive \| digressive \| discrete \| discursive \| disjoin \| dispel \| dispense \| disperse \| dispersed \| dispread \| disrupt \| disseminate \| disseminated \| dissipate \| dissipated \| distort \| distorted \| distribute \| distributed \| diverge \| divert \| dogleg \| ease \| ease off \| effuse \| effusive \| emanate \| epidemic \| exhaustless \| expand \| expel \| export \| extend \| extend throughout \| extended \| extensive \| extradite \| extravagant \| exuberant \| fan out \| far-embracing \| far-extending \| far-flung \| far-flying \| far-going \| far-ranging \| far-reaching \| fat \| fecund \| fertile \| fill \| fission \| flectional \| flexed \| flush \| formless \| fragment \| free \| full \| galore \| generous \| grind \| gushing \| gushy \| hairpin \| hand forward \| hand on \| hand over \| honeycomb \| imbue \| impart \| import \| in plenty \| in quantity \| indiscriminate \| inexhaustible \| inflective \| infuse \| interlard \| intersow \| intersperse \| intersprinkle \| issue \| large-scale \| lasting \| lavish \| lax \| leave no void \| leaven \| lengthy \| let go \| let up \| liberal \| long \| long-drawn-out \| long-winded \| loose \| loosen \| loquacious \| luxuriant \| make mincemeat of \| make over \| many \| maximal \| meandering \| metastasize \| metathesize \| mince \| much \| numerous \| occupy \| opulent \| overflowing \| overrun \| overscatter \| oversow \| overspread \| overswarm \| pass \| pass on \| pass over \| pass the buck \| penetrate \| perfuse \| periphrastic \| permeate \| pervade \| plenitudinous \| plenteous \| plentiful \| plenty \| pleonastic \| prevailing \| prevalent \| prodigal \| productive \| profuse \| profusive \| prolific \| prolix \| prolonged \| propagate \| protracted \| publish \| pull \| pulverize \| radiate \| rambling \| rampant \| random \| ray \| redundant \| refract \| refracted \| refractile \| refractive \| refrangible \| reiterative \| relax \| relay \| repetitive \| replete \| retail \| rich \| rife \| riotous \| roundabout \| run through \| running over \| scatter \| scattered \| shatter \| shiver \| skew \| skewed \| slack \| slack off \| slacken \| smash \| smash up \| sow \| sow broadcast \| sparse \| splay \| splinter \| sporadic \| spread \| spread out \| squash \| squish \| straggling \| straggly \| strew \| strewn \| strown \| suffuse \| superabundant \| swarm with \| sweeping \| switch \| tautologous \| teem with \| teeming \| transfer \| transfer property \| transfuse \| translate \| translocate \| transmit \| transplace \| transplant \| transpose \| turn \| turn over \| twist \| unglue \| unleash \| unstick \| utter \| verbose \| warp \| wealthy \| well-found \| well-furnished \| well-provided \| well-stocked \| wholesale \| wide \| wide-extended \| wide-extending \| wide-ranging \| wide-reaching \| widespread \| wide-stretching \| windy \| wordy \| zigzag See Also \| air \| bare \| bleed \| carry \| creep \| distribute \| generalise \| generalize \| go around \| grow over \| mantle \| percolate \| perforate \| popularise \| popularize \| publicise \| publicize \| run \| run \| sough \| sow \| spiritise \| spiritize \| vulgarise \| vulgarize Diffuse In Webster's Dictionary \Diffuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diffused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diffusing}.] [L. diffusus, p. p. of diffundere to pour out, to diffuse; dif- = dis- + fundere to pour. See {Fuse} to melt.] To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow on all sides; to send out, or extend, in all directions; to spread; to circulate; to disseminate; to scatter; as to diffuse information. Thence diffuse His good to worlds and ages infinite. --Milton. We find this knowledge diffused among all civilized nations. --Whewell. Syn: To expand; spread; circulate; extend; scatter; disperse; publish; proclaim. \Diffuse"\, v. i. To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself. \Dif*fuse"\, a. [L. diffusus, p. p.] Poured out; widely spread; not restrained; copious; full; esp., of style, opposed to {concise} or {terse}; verbose; prolix; as, a diffuse style; a diffuse writer. A diffuse and various knowledge of divine and human things. --Milton. Syn: Prolix; verbose; wide; copious; full. See {Prolix}.

Diffuse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Diffuse?

[adj] spread out; not concentrated in one place; "a large diffuse organization"
[adj] lacking conciseness; "a diffuse historical novel"
[v] cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
[v] spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"
[v] move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"

Diffuse In Webster's Dictionary

\Dif*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diffused}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Diffusing}.] [L. diffusus, p. p. of diffundere to
pour out, to diffuse; dif- = dis- + fundere to pour. See
{Fuse} to melt.]
To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow
on all sides; to send out, or extend, in all directions; to
spread; to circulate; to disseminate; to scatter; as to
diffuse information.

      Thence diffuse His good to worlds and ages infinite.
                                               --Milton.

      We find this knowledge diffused among all civilized
      nations.                                 --Whewell.

Syn: To expand; spread; circulate; extend; scatter; disperse;
     publish; proclaim.


\Dif*fuse"\, v. i.
To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself.


\Dif*fuse"\, a. [L. diffusus, p. p.]
Poured out; widely spread; not restrained; copious; full;
esp., of style, opposed to {concise} or {terse}; verbose;
prolix; as, a diffuse style; a diffuse writer.

      A diffuse and various knowledge of divine and human
      things.                                  --Milton.

Syn: Prolix; verbose; wide; copious; full. See {Prolix}.

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