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diffuse definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb diffuse 3 senses of diffuse Sense 1 diffuse, spread, spread out fan out => percolate => grow over creep => run, bleed => mantle Sense 2 permeate, pervade, diffuse, imbue => spiritize Sense 3 circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around => sow, sough => popularize, popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise => carry, run Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb diffuse 3 senses of diffuse Sense 1 diffuse, spread, spread out fan out => percolate => grow over creep => run, bleed => crock => mantle Sense 2 permeate, pervade, diffuse, imbue => spiritize Sense 3 circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around => sow, sough => popularize, popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise => carry, run Entailment of verb diffuse Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb diffuse 3 senses of diffuse Sense 1 diffuse, spread, spread out fan out => spread, distribute Sense 2 permeate, pervade, diffuse, imbue => penetrate Sense 3 circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around => publicize, publicise, air, bare Familiarity of verb diffuse diffuse used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb diffuse Sense 1 diffuse, spread, spread out fan out => spread, distribute -------------- Sense 2 permeate, pervade, diffuse, imbue => penetrate -------------- Sense 3 circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around => publicize, publicise, air, bare -------------- Grep of noun diffuse diffuse nebula diffuseness diffuser Overview of verb diffuse The verb diffuse has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (1) diffuse, spread, spread out fan out -- (move outward; "The soldiers fanned out") 2. (1) permeate, pervade, diffuse, imbue -- (spread or diffuse through "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration") 3. (1) circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around -- (cause to become widely known "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news") Overview of adj diffuse The adj diffuse has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) diffuse -- (spread out not concentrated in one place "a large diffuse organization") 2. diffuse -- (lacking conciseness; "a diffuse historical novel") Antonyms of adj diffuse 2 senses of diffuse Sense 1 diffuse INDIRECT (VIA distributed) -> concentrated Sense 2 diffuse INDIRECT (VIA prolix) -> concise Similarity of adj diffuse 2 senses of diffuse Sense 1 diffuse => distributed (vs. concentrated) Sense 2 diffuse => prolix (vs. concise) Attributes of adj diffuse Familiarity of adj diffuse diffuse used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj diffuse diffuse diffused Overview of verb diffuse The verb diffuse has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (1) diffuse, spread, spread out fan out -- (move outward; "The soldiers fanned out") 2. (1) permeate, pervade, diffuse, imbue -- (spread or diffuse through "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration") 3. (1) circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around -- (cause to become widely known "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news") Overview of adj diffuse The adj diffuse has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) diffuse -- (spread out not concentrated in one place "a large diffuse organization") 2. diffuse -- (lacking conciseness; "a diffuse historical novel")
diffuse definition
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