1. Move outward
   - spread, spread out, fan out 
2. Spread or diffuse through
   - permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, imbue, riddle 
3. Cause to become widely known
   - circulate, circularize, circularise [Brit], distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, disperse, pass around

1. Spread out; not concentrated in one place
   "a large diffuse organization" 
2. (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
   - soft, diffused 
3. Lacking conciseness
   "a diffuse historical novel"

Derived forms: diffuses, diffusing, diffused

See also: diffusely, diffuseness, diffusion, diffusive, diffusor, distributed, prolix

Type of: air, bare, distribute, penetrate, perforate, publicise [Brit], publicize, spread

Encyclopedia: Diffuse

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