1. Spread over a wide area, not concentrated in one place
   "a large diffuse organization";
   - spread-out
    
2. (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
   "The soft, diffuse light of the cloudy day was perfect for photography";
   - soft, diffused
    
3. Lacking conciseness
   "a diffuse historical novel"

1. Move outward
   "The crowd diffused through the streets after the concert";
   - spread, spread out, fan out
    
2. Spread or diffuse through
   "The scent diffused through the room";
   - permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, imbue, riddle
    
3. Cause to become widely known
   "diffuse a rumour";
   - circulate, circularize, circularise [Brit], distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, disperse, pass around

Derived forms: diffused, diffuses, diffusing

See also: distributed, draw, prolix, verbal

Type of: air, bare, distribute, penetrate, pierce, publicise [Brit], publicize, spread

Encyclopedia: Diffuse