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3 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]: Diffused \Dif*fused"\, a. Spread abroad; dispersed; loose; flowing; diffuse. It grew to be a widely diffused opinion. --Hawthorne. -- {Dif*fus"ed*ly}, adv -- {Dif*fus"ed*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: diffused adj 1: (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material; "diffused light" 2: (of light) not bright or glaring; "a softer diffused radiance" [syn: {softened}]
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