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diffused

 
Adjective diffused has 2 senses
  1. diffused - (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material; "diffused light"
    Antonym:
    concentrated (indirect, via distributed)
  2. diffused, softened - (of light) not bright or glaring; "a softer diffused radiance"
    Antonym: hard (indirect, via soft)
Verb diffuse has 3 senses
  1. diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out - move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"
    --1 is one way to spread, distribute
    Derived form: noun diffusion4
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue - spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"
    --2 is one way to penetrate, perforate
    Derived forms: noun diffusion4, noun diffusor1, noun diffusor2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  3. circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
    --3 is one way to publicize, publicise, air, bare
    Derived form: noun diffusion4
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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