diffuse
adjective
1. spread out; not concentrated in one place
- a large diffuse organization
Similar word(s): distributed
2. (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
Similar word(s): diffused, soft
3. lacking conciseness
- a diffuse historical novel
Similar word(s): prolix
Sentences with diffuse as an adjective:
- Such a diffuse effort is unlikely to produce good results.
verb
1. move outward
Similar word(s): spread
Definition categories: motion, distribute, spread
2. spread or diffuse through
Similar word(s): imbue, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle
Definition categories: contact, penetrate, perforate
3. cause to become widely known
Similar word(s): broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, disperse, disseminate, distribute, propagate, spread
Definition categories: communication, air, bare, publicise, publicize
Sentences with diffuse as a verb:
- Food coloring diffuses in water.
- The riot diffused quite suddenly.