4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diffuse \Dif*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diffused}; p. pr &
vb n. {Diffusing}.] [L. diffusus p. p. of diffundere to
pour out to diffuse; dif- = dis- + fundere to pour. See
{Fuse} to melt.]
To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow
on all sides; to send out or extend, in all directions; to
spread; to circulate; to disseminate; to scatter; as to
diffuse information.
Thence diffuse His good to worlds and ages infinite.
--Milton.
We find this knowledge diffused among all civilized
nations. --Whewell.
Syn: To expand; spread; circulate; extend; scatter; disperse;
publish; proclaim.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diffuse \Dif*fuse"\, v. i.
To pass by spreading every way to diffuse itself
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diffuse \Dif*fuse"\, a. [L. diffusus p. p.]
Poured out widely spread; not restrained; copious; full;
esp., of style, opposed to {concise} or {terse}; verbose;
prolix; as a diffuse style; a diffuse writer.
A diffuse and various knowledge of divine and human
things --Milton.
Syn: Prolix; verbose; wide; copious; full. See {Prolix}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
diffuse
adj 1: spread out not concentrated in one place "a large diffuse
organization"
2: lacking conciseness; "a diffuse historical novel"
v 1: move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" [syn: {spread}, {spread
out}, {fan out}]
2: spread or diffuse through "An atmosphere of distrust has
permeated this administration" [syn: {permeate}, {pervade},
{imbue}]
3: as of information [syn: {circulate}, {circularize}, {circularise},
{distribute}, {disseminate}, {propagate}, {broadcast}, {spread},
{disperse}, {pass around}]
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