diffuse

One entry found for diffuse.

Main Entry: ²dif·fuse
Pronunciation: di-'fyüz
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): dif·fused; dif·fus·ing
Etymology: Middle English diffused, past participle, from Latin diffusus, past participle
transitive verb
1 a : to pour out and permit or cause to spread freely b : EXTEND, SCATTER c : to spread thinly or wastefully
2 : to subject to diffusion; especially : to break up and distribute (incident light) by reflection
intransitive verb
1 : to spread out or become transmitted especially by contact
2 : to undergo diffusion
- dif·fus·ible /di-'fyü-z&-b&l/ adjective