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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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