Diffuse means "not concentrated or localized"; it comes from the Latin word diffūsus ("spread over a wide area"). What is the difference between diffuse and infuse?

As a verb, diffuse means to spread something out, but also applies to spreading things such as ideas or culture so that they become widely known. When something is diffused, it's mixed in, and when you …

DIFFUSE definition: 1. to (cause something to) spread in many directions: 2. to (cause a gas or liquid to) spread…. Learn more.

DIFFUSE definition: to pour out and spread, as a fluid. See examples of diffuse used in a sentence.

If something diffuses light, it causes the light to spread weakly in different directions. Diffusing a light also reduces its power.

dif·fused , dif·fus·ing , dif·fus·es v. tr. 1. To cause to spread out freely: smoke that is diffused throughout the room. 2. To make known to or cause to...

Diffuse definition: To cause to spread out freely.

To send forth, disperse, and related senses. I.1.a. transitive. To send forth (an immaterial or abstract thing) in many or all directions; to spread among a large number of people; to disseminate. Þe …

DIFFUSING meaning: 1. present participle of diffuse 2. to (cause something to) spread in many directions: 3. to…. Learn more.

Their culture gradually diffused [= spread] westward. The photographer uses a screen to diffuse the light.