"diffuse" meaning in English

See diffuse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈfjuːs/ [UK], /dɪˈfjus/ [US] Audio: en-us-diffuse-adjective.ogg [US] Forms: diffuse [positive], more diffuse [comparative], most diffuse [superlative]
enPR: dĭfyo͞os' Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is diffuse, it is spread widely in space or time. Synonyms: scattered
    Sense id: simple-diffuse-en-adj-BCscL7SW

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈfjuːz/ [UK], /dɪˈfjuz/ [US] Audio: en-us-diffuse-verb.ogg [US] Forms: diffuse [canonical], diffuses [third-person, singular], diffused [past], diffused [past, participle], diffusing [present, participle]
enPR: dĭfyo͞oz' Head templates: {{verb|diffus|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something diffuses, it spreads across a wide area especially by a fluid motion or passive means.
    Sense id: simple-diffuse-en-verb-Bs8z4iTo Categories (other): Verbs
  2. If you diffuse something, you spread something across a wide area especially by a fluid motion or passive means.
    Sense id: simple-diffuse-en-verb-oVLbCj0k
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