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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
diffuse
    adj 1: spread out; not concentrated in one place; "a large
           diffuse organization"
    2: (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
       [syn: soft, diffuse, diffused] [ant: concentrated,
       hard]
    3: lacking conciseness; "a diffuse historical novel"
    v 1: move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" [syn: diffuse,
         spread, spread out, fan out]
    2: spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has
       permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire
       building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and
       personal attacks" [syn: permeate, pervade, penetrate,
       interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle]
    3: cause to become widely known; "spread information";
       "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: circulate,
       circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate,
       propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse,
       pass around]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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         Thence diffuse
         His good to worlds and ages infinite.    --Milton.
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         We find this knowledge diffused among all civilized
         nations.                                 --Whewell.

   Syn: To expand; spread; circulate; extend; scatter; disperse;
        publish; proclaim.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Diffuse \Dif*fuse"\, v. i.
   To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Diffuse \Dif*fuse"\, a. [L. diffusus, p. p.]
   Poured out; widely spread; not restrained; copious; full;
   esp., of style, opposed to concise or terse; verbose;
   prolix; as, a diffuse style; a diffuse writer.
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         A diffuse and various knowledge of divine and human
         things.                                  --Milton.

   Syn: Prolix; verbose; wide; copious; full. See Prolix.
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