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Synonyms
dif·fuse (dĭ-fyōōź)

[From Middle English, dispersed, from Anglo-Norman diffus, from Latin diffūsus past participle of diffundere, to spread, dis-, out, apart; see dis–, + fundere, to pour.]

verb: -fused, -fus·ing, -fus·es. 

transitive verb 

  1. To pour out and cause to spread freely.
  2. To spread about or scatter; disseminate.
  3. To make less brilliant; soften.

intransitive verb 

  1. To become widely dispersed; spread out.
  2. Physics To undergo diffusion.

adjective 

  1. Widely spread or scattered; not concentrated.
  2. Characterized by verbosity; wordy. See synonyms at wordy

derivatives

dif·fusély
adverb
dif·fuséness
noun