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English adjective: diffuse | |||
| 1. | diffuse spread out; not concentrated in one place | ||
| Samples | A large diffuse organization. | ||
| Similar | distributed | ||
| Antonyms | concentrated | ||
| 2. | diffuse (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected | ||
| Synonyms | diffused, soft | ||
| Antonyms | concentrated, hard | ||
| 3. | diffuse lacking conciseness | ||
| Samples | A diffuse historical novel. | ||
| Similar | prolix | ||
| Antonyms | concise | ||
English verb: diffuse | |||
| 1. | diffuse (motion) move outward | ||
| Samples | The soldiers fanned out. | ||
| Synonyms | fan out, spread, spread out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distribute, spread | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bleed, creep, mantle, percolate, run | ||
| 2. | diffuse (contact) spread or diffuse through | ||
| Samples | An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration. Music penetrated the entire building. His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks. | ||
| Synonyms | imbue, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | penetrate, perforate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | spiritise, spiritize | ||
| 3. | diffuse (communication) cause to become widely known | ||
| Samples | Spread information. Circulate a rumor. Broadcast the news. | ||
| Synonyms | broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | air, bare, publicise, publicize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carry, generalise, generalize, podcast, popularise, popularize, run, sow, vulgarise, vulgarize | ||
| Cause | circulate, go around, spread | ||
| Verb group | circulate, go around, spread | ||
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