diffuse

Etymology 1
From, from , past participle of , from +.

Verb

 * 1)  To spread 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.
 * 1)  To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.

Usage notes
The words diffuse and defuse are sometimes confused.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:, ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Danish: diffus
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, , , ,
 * Ido:
 * Irish: idirleath
 * Maori: tūrererere, tūringiringi
 * Middle English: toscheden
 * Norwegian: diffundere
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: ikalat
 * Vietnamese:, lan toả


 * Bulgarian: разпръсвам се, разсейвам се
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 被扩散, 使渗出
 * Finnish:, , , diffundoitua
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, , , ,
 * Maori: kona
 * Norwegian: diffundere
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: kumalat

Etymology 2
From (attested in adverb ), from.

Adjective

 * 1) Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated.
 * Such a diffuse effort is unlikely to produce good results.
 * 1) Wordy; verbose.

Synonyms

 * , ; see also Thesaurus:diffuse
 * , ; see also Thesaurus:verbose

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan: difús
 * Danish: diffus, uklar
 * Finnish:, , , diffuusi
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Irish: idirleata
 * Italian:
 * Maori: horahora
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:


 * Hungarian:

Etymology
From.

Adverb

 * 1) diffusely, in a scattered manner.
 * 2) copiously, fully