Unscramble diffuse

Definition of diffuse

adjective:

• spread out; not concentrated in one place; "a large diffuse organization".
• (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected. Synonyms: diffused, soft. Antonyms: hard.
• lacking conciseness; "a diffuse historical novel".

verb:

• move outward; "The soldiers fanned out". Synonyms: fan out, spread, spread out.
• spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration", "music penetrated the entire building", "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks". Synonyms: imbue, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle.
• cause to become widely known; "spread information", "circulate a rumor", "broadcast the news". Synonyms: broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread.

Related words

bleed, carry, creep, generalise, generalize, mantle, percolate, podcast, popularise, popularize, run, sow, spiritise, spiritize, vulgarise, vulgarize.

Words nearby

diffused, diffuser.

Rhymes with

aarhus, abstruse, abuse, bruce, caboose, chartreuse, deduce, deuce, disabuse, disuse, duce, excuse, goose, induce, introduce, introduce, juice, loose, luce, misuse.