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Diffuse
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.
Synonyms: expand; spread; circulate; extend; scatter; disperse; publish; proclaim.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
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.
Synonyms: Prolix; verbose; wide; copious; full. See Prolix.