'Diffuse' definitions:
Definition of 'diffuse'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Spread out; not concentrated in one place; "a large diffuse organization"
adjective
(of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected [syn: soft, diffuse, diffused] [ant: concentrated, hard]
adjective
Lacking conciseness; "a diffuse historical novel"
verb
verb
Spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks" [syn: permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle]
verb
Cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around]
Definition of 'Diffuse'
From: GCIDE
- Diffuse \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. [1913 Webster]
- Thence diffuse His good to worlds and ages infinite. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- We find this knowledge diffused among all civilized nations. --Whewell.
- Syn: To expand; spread; circulate; extend; scatter; disperse; publish; proclaim. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Diffuse'
From: GCIDE
- Diffuse \Dif*fuse"\, v. i. To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Diffuse'
From: GCIDE
- Diffuse \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. [1913 Webster]
- A diffuse and various knowledge of divine and human things. --Milton.
- Syn: Prolix; verbose; wide; copious; full. See Prolix. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'diffuse'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- wide-stretching,
- widespread,
- windy,
- wordy,
- zigzag