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/dɪˈfjuːz/ · verb
(transitive) To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means..
The small window diffuses light throughout the room.
Ideas are easily diffused with the help of technology.
We do not know by whom the insufficiency of the year of 365 days was first discovered; we find this knowledge diffused among all civilized nations, and various artifices used in making the correction.
Food coloring diffuses in water.
The riot diffused quite suddenly.
Such a diffuse effort is unlikely to produce good results.
diffuse activity of the prefrontal cortex
Use diffuse when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Diffuse means (transitive) To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means..
Common synonyms include forspread, spread out, thin, palaverous.
Possible antonyms include compact, dense.
The small window diffuses light throughout the room.
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