DIFFUSED

diffused

(adjective) (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material; “diffused light”

soft, diffuse, diffused

(adjective) (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

diffused

simple past tense and past participle of diffuse

Source: Wiktionary


Dif*fused", a.

Definition: Spread abroad; dispersed; loose; flowing; diffuse. It grew to be a widely diffused opinion. Hawthorne.

– Dif*fus"ed*ly, adv.

– Dif*fus"ed*ness, n.

DIFFUSE

Dif*fuse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diffused; p. pr. & vb. n. Diffusing.] Etym: [L. diffusus, p. p. of diffundere to pour out, to diffuse; dif- = dis- + fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt.]

Definition: 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.

Dif*fuse", v. i.

Definition: To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself.

Dif*fuse", a. Etym: [L. diffusus, p. p.]

Definition: 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. A diffuse and various knowledge of divine and human things. Milton.

Syn.

– Prolix; verbose; wide; copious; full. See Prolix.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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