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Diffuse

//dɪˈfjuz// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated.

    "Such a diffuse effort is unlikely to produce good results."

  2. 2
    Wordy; verbose.
Adjective
  1. 1
    spread out; not concentrated in one place wordnet
  2. 2
    lacking conciseness wordnet
  3. 3
    (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means. transitive

    "The small window diffuses light throughout the room."

  2. 2
    cause to become widely known wordnet
  3. 3
    To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means. intransitive

    "Food coloring diffuses in water."

  4. 4
    spread or diffuse through wordnet
  5. 5
    move outward wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French diffuser, from Latin diffūsus, past participle of diffundere, from dis- + fundere.

Etymology 2

From Middle English *diffuse (attested in adverb diffuseli), from Latin diffūsus.

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