Diffused

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diffused \Dif*fused"\, a.
     Spread abroad; dispersed; loose; flowing; diffuse.
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           It grew to be a widely diffused opinion. --Hawthorne.
     -- {Dif*fus"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Dif*fus"ed*ness}, n.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diffuse \Dif*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diffused}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Diffusing}.] [L. diffusus, p. p. of diffundere to
     pour out, to diffuse; dif- = dis- + fundere to pour. See
     {Fuse} to melt.]
     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.
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           Thence diffuse
           His good to worlds and ages infinite.    --Milton.
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           We find this knowledge diffused among all civilized
           nations.                                 --Whewell.
  
     Syn: To expand; spread; circulate; extend; scatter; disperse;
          publish; proclaim.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  diffused
       adj 1: (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a
              rough surface or transmission through a translucent
              material; "diffused light"
       2: (of light) not bright or glaring; "a softer diffused
          radiance" [syn: {softened}]