English Explanatory Dictionary

diffuse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
  2. To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
adj
  1. Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated.
  2. Wordy; verbose.

Pronunciation

dĭfyo͞oz' /dɪˈfjuːz/ /dɪˈfjuz/ en-us-diffuse-verb.ogg dĭfyo͞os' /dɪˈfjuːs/ /dɪˈfjus/ en-us-diffuse-adjective.ogg dĭf'yo͞os /ˈdɪfjuːs/

Word forms

diffuse diffuses diffusing diffused more diffuse most diffuse

Etymology

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

Synonyms

forspread thin prolix diffuse dispersed incompact loose noncompact scattered spaced out sparse uncompact spread out palaverous

Antonyms

compact dense

Related words

diffusion nebulous

Derived words

diffusability diffusable diffusate diffuseness diffuser diffusible diffuson hydrodiffuse interdiffuse nondiffuse outdiffuse overdiffuse rediffuse ultradiffuse undiffuse diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis diffuse large B-cell lymphoma diffusely diffuse parenchymal lung disease ultra-diffuse

Translations

Bulgarian: разпръсвам Bulgarian: разсейвам Bulgarian: разпространявам Catalan: difondre Chinese Mandarin: 扩散 Chinese Mandarin: 渗出 Danish: diffus Finnish: levittää Finnish: hajottaa French: diffuser German: diffundieren Hungarian: szór Hungarian: szétszór Hungarian: szétterít Hungarian: terjeszt Hungarian: áraszt Ido: difuzar Irish: idirleath Māori: tūrererere Māori: tūringiringi Middle English: toscheden Norwegian: diffundere Portuguese: difundir Russian: рассе́ивать Russian: рассе́ять Russian: распространя́ть Russian: распространи́ть Swedish: diffundera Tagalog: ikalat Vietnamese: khuếch tán Vietnamese: lan toả Welsh: tryledu
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