Defenition of the word diffuse
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Defenition of the word diffuse
- To spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
- Not focused or concentrated.
- To cause to become widely known.
- To move outward (e.g. soldiers).
- as of information
- spread out; not concentrated in one place; "a large diffuse organization"
- lacking conciseness; "a diffuse historical novel"
- move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"
- spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"
- cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
- spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"
- cause to become widely known
- spread or diffuse through
- move outward
- spread out; not concentrated in one place
- lacking conciseness
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
Synonyms for the word diffuse
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- broadcast
- circularise
- circularize
- circulate
- circulated
- disperse
- dispersed
- disseminate
- disseminated
- distribute
- distributed
- drawn-out
- fan out
- imbue
- long-winded
- pass around
- permeate
- pervade
- prolix
- propagate
- rambling
- scatter
- scattered
- spread
- spread out
- strew
- strewn
- thin
- turgid
- verbose
- wordy
Similar words in the diffuse
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- diffuse
- diffused
- diffusely
- diffuseness
- diffuseness's
- diffuses
- distributed
- prolix
Hyponyms for the word diffuse
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- bleed
- carry
- creep
- generalise
- generalize
- grow over
- mantle
- percolate
- podcast
- popularise
- popularize
- run
- sough
- sow
- spiritise
- spiritize
- vulgarise
- vulgarize
Hypernyms for the word diffuse
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- air
- bare
- distribute
- penetrate
- perforate
- publicise
- publicize
- spread
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