- (v.i.) To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself.
- (v.t.) To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow on all sides; to send out or extend, in all directions; to spread; to circulate; to disseminate; to scatter; as to diffuse information.
- (a.) Poured out; widely spread; not restrained; copious; full; especially, of style, opposed to concise or terse; verbose; prolix; as, a diffuse style; a diffuse writer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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