Definition of Diffuse
Verb: diffuse di'fyooz
- Move outward
"The soldiers diffused";
- spread, spread out, fan out
- Spread or diffuse through
"An atmosphere of distrust has diffused this administration";
- permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, imbue, riddle
- Cause to become widely known
"diffuse a rumour";
- circulate, circularize, circularise [Brit], distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, disperse, pass around
- Spread over a wide area, not concentrated in one place
"a large diffuse organization";
- spread-out
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- soft, diffused
- Lacking conciseness
"a diffuse historical novel"
Anagrams containing the word diffuse