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ALL meanings of diffuse

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  • noun diffuse Spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people. 1
  • adjective diffuse scattered, spread out 1
  • adjective diffuse light: softened 1
  • intransitive verb diffuse light: become softer 1
  • abbreviation DIFFUSE disperse 1
  • adjective diffuse statement: unclear, lacking focus 1
  • verb with object diffuse to pour out and spread, as a fluid. 1
  • verb with object diffuse to spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate. 1
  • verb with object diffuse Physics. to spread by diffusion. 1
  • verb without object diffuse to spread. 1
  • verb without object diffuse Physics. to intermingle by diffusion. 1
  • adjective diffuse characterized by great length or discursiveness in speech or writing; wordy. 1
  • adjective diffuse widely spread or scattered; dispersed. 1
  • adjective diffuse Botany. widely or loosely spreading. 1
  • adjective diffuse Optics. (of reflected light) scattered, as from a rough surface (opposed to specular). 1
  • verb diffuse If something such as knowledge or information is diffused, or if it diffuses somewhere, it is made known over a wide area or to a lot of people. 0
  • verb diffuse To diffuse a feeling, especially an undesirable one, means to cause it to weaken and lose its power to affect people. 0
  • verb diffuse If something diffuses light, it causes the light to spread weakly in different directions. 0
  • verb diffuse To diffuse or be diffused through something means to move and spread through it. 0
  • adjective diffuse Something that is diffuse is not directed towards one place or concentrated in one place but spread out over a large area. 0
  • adjective diffuse If you describe something as diffuse, you mean that it is vague and difficult to understand or explain. 0
  • verb diffuse to spread or cause to spread in all directions 0
  • verb diffuse to undergo or cause to undergo diffusion 0
  • verb diffuse to scatter or cause to scatter; disseminate; disperse 0
  • adjective diffuse spread out over a wide area 0
  • adjective diffuse lacking conciseness 0
  • adjective diffuse (esp of some creeping stems) spreading loosely over a large area 0
  • adjective diffuse characterized by or exhibiting diffusion 0
  • adjective diffuse (of plant growth) occurring throughout a tissue 0
  • adjective diffuse spread out or dispersed; not concentrated 0
  • adjective diffuse using more words than are needed; long-winded; wordy 0
  • verb transitive diffuse to pour, spread out, or disperse in every direction; spread or scatter widely 0
  • verb transitive diffuse to mix by diffusion, as gases, liquids, etc. 0
  • verb diffuse (Transitive Verb) To spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means. 0
  • verb diffuse (Intransitive Verb) To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means. 0
  • adjective diffuse Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated. 0
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