diffused Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb move outward
    fan out; spread; diffuse; spread out.
    • The soldiers fanned out
  2. verb spread or diffuse through
    riddle; permeate; interpenetrate; pervade; penetrate; diffuse; imbue.
    • An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration
    • music penetrated the entire building
    • His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks
  3. verb cause to become widely known
    circularise; disseminate; distribute; broadcast; spread; circularize; disperse; pass around; propagate; diffuse; circulate.
    • spread information
    • circulate a rumor
    • broadcast the news
  4. adjective satellite (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material
    • diffused light
  5. adjective (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
    soft; diffuse.

WordNet

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

Webster 1913