diffuse

Adjective
  1. Spread out;
    Not concentrated in one place (synset 300542707)
    "a large diffuse organization"
    similar to: distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up
  2. (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected (synset 301161394)
    same as: diffused, soft
  3. Lacking conciseness (synset 300551353)
    "a diffuse historical novel"
    similar to: prolix - tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
Verb
  1. Move outward (synset 202064069)
    "The soldiers fanned out"
    is a type of: distribute, spread - distribute or disperse widely
    subtypes:
    • percolate - spread gradually
    • creep - grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
    • bleed, run - be diffused
    • mantle - spread over a surface, like a mantle
    same as: fan out, spread, spread out
  2. Spread or diffuse through (synset 201231635)
    "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
    is a type of: penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
    subtypes: spiritise, spiritize - imbue with a spirit
    same as: imbue, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade, riddle
  3. Cause to become widely known (synset 200970243)
    "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
    causes: circulate, go around, spread - become widely known and passed on
    is a type of: air, bare, publicise, publicize - make public
    subtypes:
    • podcast - distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer
    • sow - introduce into an environment
    • generalise, generalize, popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize - cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
    • carry, run - include as the content; broadcast or publicize
    same as: broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread
    verb group: circulate, go around, spread - become widely known and passed on

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