diffuse

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diffuse[1,adjective] diffuse[2,verb] diffuse-porous

Main Entry: ¹dif·fuse
Pronunciation: di-'fyüs
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin diffusus, past participle of diffundere to spread out, from dis- + fundere to pour -- more at FOUND
1 : being at once verbose and ill-organized <a diffuse report from the scene of the earthquake>
2 : not concentrated or localized <diffuse sclerosis> <diffuse lighting>
synonym see WORDY
- dif·fuse·ly adverb
- dif·fuse·ness noun