Meaning of diffuse in English
Verb
diffuseEtymology
late Middle English: from Latin diffus-‘poured out’, from the verb diffundere, from dis-‘away’ + fundere‘pour’; the adjective via French diffus or Latin diffusus‘extensive’, from diffundereDefinitions
1. move outwardExamples
- « The soldiers fanned out »
- 2. spread or diffuse through
Examples
- « An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration »
- « music penetrated the entire building »
- 3. cause to become widely known
Examples
- « spread information »
- « circulate a rumor »
- « broadcast the news »
Classifying Adjective
diffuseDefinitions
1. spread outExamples
- « not concentrated in one place »
- « a large diffuse organization »
Synonyms
- 2. lacking conciseness
Examples
- « a diffuse historical novel »
Synonyms