diffuse

v., -fused, -fus·ing, -fus·es.

v.tr.

1. To pour out and cause to spread freely.
2. To spread about or scatter; disseminate.
3. To make less brilliant; soften.

v.intr.

1. To become widely dispersed; spread out.
2. Physics. To undergo diffusion.

adj. (dĭ-fyūs')

1. Widely spread or scattered; not concentrated.
2. Characterized by verbosity; wordy. See synonyms at wordy.

[From Middle English, dispersed, from Anglo-Norman diffus, from Latin diffūsus, past participle of diffundere, to spread : dis-, out, apart; see dis- + fundere, to pour.]

diffusely dif·fuse'ly (-fyūs'lē) adv.
diffuseness dif·fuse'ness (-fyūs'nĭs) n.

verb

To extend over a wide area: circulate, disperse, disseminate, distribute, radiate, scatter, spread, strew. See move/halt, wide/narrow.

adjective

Using or containing an excessive number of words: long-winded, periphrastic, pleonastic, prolix, redundant, verbose, wordy. See excess/insufficiency/enough, style/good style/bad style, words.

adj

Definition: spread out
Antonyms: compact, compressed, concentrated, confined, limited, restricted

adj

Definition: wordy
Antonyms: abbreviated, abridged, brief, short, succinct

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1. not definitely limited or localized.
2. to pass through or to spread widely through a tissue or substance.

• d. intravascular coagulation — see disseminated intravascular coagulation.
• d. placentation — see placentation.

Of a loose, open habit.

IN BRIEF: To spread out, not centered in one place.

Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco-pipes of those who diffuse it: it proves nothing but the bad taste of the smoker. — George Eliot (1819-1880).

Tutor's tip: The bomb squad will prevent a "diffuse" (widespread; rambling) distribution of the chemical when they "defuse" (to remove an explosive device) the bomb.

Diffuse

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sprede, udbrede
v. intr. - spredes, udbredes, diffundere
adj. - diffus, spredt, uklar

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zich) verspreiden (van licht), verspreiden (informatie/kennis), uitspreiden (van gas/ vloeistof etc.), (zich) uitgieten, (doen) diffunderen (natuurkunde), diffuus (vaag), verspreid

Français (French)
v. tr. - diffuser, répandre
v. intr. - se diffuser, se répandre
adj. - diffus, prolixe

Deutsch (German)
v. - verteilen, verbreiten, verstreuen
adj. - verteilt, verstreut

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαχέω/-ομαι, διαδίδω/-ομαι, εξαπλώνω/-ομαι
adj. - διάχυτος, εκτενής, σχοινοτενής

Italiano (Italian)
diffondere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - difundir(-se)
adj. - difuso

Русский (Russian)
рассеивать, распылять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - difundir, diseminar
v. intr. - difundir, diseminarse, difundirse
adj. - difuso, disperso

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sprida
adj. - utspridd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使四散, 扩散, 传播, 使渗出, 散布, 四散, 渗出, 散开的, 弥漫的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使四散, 擴散, 傳播, 使滲出, 散佈
v. intr. - 四散, 擴散, 傳播, 滲出, 散佈
adj. - 散開的, 彌漫的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 발산하다, 확대시키다, 두루 알게 하다
v. intr. - 확대하다, 퍼지다
adj. - 확대된, (문장이) 어수선한, ~을 마음에 들어 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 散らす, 拡散させる, 広める, 普及させる
adj. - 広く散った, 拡散した, 散漫な, 回りくどい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينشر أو ينتشر بكل الاتجاهات, يمتزج ببطئ مع شئ ( مثل امتزاج الحليب في الما) (صفه) منتشر بكل اتجاه, غير مركز أو مكثف, عام, غامض, مسهب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפיץ, התערבב ע"י התפזרות (פיסיקה)‬
v. intr. - ‮התפשט, התערבב ע"י התפזרות (פיסיקה)‬
adj. - ‮מתפשט, מפוזר, להגני, מכביר מילים‬

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