diffuse

(adjective, verb)

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.