English Dictionary: diffused | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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 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. |