"rediffuse" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: rediffuses [present, singular, third-person], rediffusing [participle, present], rediffused [participle, past], rediffused [past]
Etymology: re- + diffuse Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|diffuse}} re- + diffuse Head templates: {{en-verb}} rediffuse (third-person singular simple present rediffuses, present participle rediffusing, simple past and past participle rediffused)
  1. To diffuse again.
    Sense id: en-rediffuse-en-verb-NnJoV5Ki Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1981, Copyright Reporter: Journal of the Copyright Society of Australia",
          "text": "To complicate this picture of terrestrial broadcasting which originates broadcasts, and cable systems which rediffuse broadcasts or originate programming, the further distribution of broadcasts and cable signals has been made possible by communications satellites.",
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          "ref": "2003, Carmel Mothersill, Brian Austin, In Vitro Methods in Aquatic Ecotoxicology, page 60",
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          "ref": "2004, Gilbert Bellanger, Corrosion Induced by Low-Energy Radionuclides",
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