† diffundv.

Forms:

α. late Middle English diffound; Scottish pre-1700 diffound.

β. late Middle English–1500s 1700s diffund; Scottish pre-1700 deffund, pre-1700 diffund.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French diffundre; Latin diffundere.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French diffondre, diffundre (reflexive) to spread (1402), to shed, to diffuse (1482), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin diffundere to spread (a liquid) widely over a surface, to diffuse, to spread out or extend over a wide area, to cause to become more prevalent, to extend in time, to expand, enlarge, to free from restraint < dif- dif- prefix + fundere found v.³ Compare Italian diffondere (a1321). Compare diffuse v.

Obsolete.

transitive. To diffuse, disperse.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [verb (transitive)]

to-spreada1000

spread?c1225

sowc1350

to-scattera1382

diffund?a1425

dilate1430

disparklec1449

diffuse?a1475

provulgate1535

disperse1576

distract1600

disseminate1603

protracta1658

unroll1813

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Hunterian) f. 40^v (MED) Blode & hete and spirit of life maie be diffounded oþer sent to alle þe members off þe bodie bi þe arteries.

1447 O. Bokenham Lives of Saints (Arun.) (1938) l. 8951 (MED) For þe kynde of lyht ys..That..It dyffoundyth þe self wyth-owte inquynacyoun.

1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1822) ii. 156 It diffoundis the blude be quhilk we lief..throw all the vanis.

1574 J. Jones Briefe Disc. Growing & Liuing Things sig. B.ii^v It is the mouinge of the harte diffunded or spreade by the arteries.

a1631 R. Bruce Serm. (1843) 82 The bodie..into the quhilk the Lord raise, of necessitie it man be in ane place, but his divine efficacie and nature is diffunded every quhere.

1763 W. Perfect Bavin of Bays 76 Fair August..Diffunds the stores of plenteous Ceres round.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	diffund
释义	† diffundv. Forms: α. late Middle English diffound; Scottish pre-1700 diffound. β. late Middle English–1500s 1700s diffund; Scottish pre-1700 deffund, pre-1700 diffund. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French diffundre; Latin diffundere. Etymology: < (i) Middle French diffondre, diffundre (reflexive) to spread (1402), to shed, to diffuse (1482), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin diffundere to spread (a liquid) widely over a surface, to diffuse, to spread out or extend over a wide area, to cause to become more prevalent, to extend in time, to expand, enlarge, to free from restraint < dif- dif- prefix + fundere found v.³ Compare Italian diffondere (a1321). Compare diffuse v. Obsolete. transitive. To diffuse, disperse. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [verb (transitive)] to-spreada1000 spread?c1225 sowc1350 to-scattera1382 diffund?a1425 dilate1430 disparklec1449 diffuse?a1475 provulgate1535 disperse1576 distract1600 disseminate1603 protracta1658 unroll1813 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Hunterian) f. 40^v (MED) Blode & hete and spirit of life maie be diffounded oþer sent to alle þe members off þe bodie bi þe arteries. 1447 O. Bokenham Lives of Saints (Arun.) (1938) l. 8951 (MED) For þe kynde of lyht ys..That..It dyffoundyth þe self wyth-owte inquynacyoun. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1822) ii. 156 It diffoundis the blude be quhilk we lief..throw all the vanis. 1574 J. Jones Briefe Disc. Growing & Liuing Things sig. B.ii^v It is the mouinge of the harte diffunded or spreade by the arteries. a1631 R. Bruce Serm. (1843) 82 The bodie..into the quhilk the Lord raise, of necessitie it man be in ane place, but his divine efficacie and nature is diffunded every quhere. 1763 W. Perfect Bavin of Bays 76 Fair August..Diffunds the stores of plenteous Ceres round. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < v.?a1425
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