diffuse — قاموس الإنجليزية

فعل

1. To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.

   الاستعمال

   • متعدٍ

   أمثلة

   The small window diffuses light throughout the room.

   Ideas are easily diffused with the help of technology.

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   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.

2. To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.

   الاستعمال

   • لازم

   أمثلة

   Food coloring diffuses in water.

   The riot diffused quite suddenly.

صفة

1. Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated.

   أمثلة

   Such a diffuse effort is unlikely to produce good results.

   diffuse activity of the prefrontal cortex

2. Wordy; verbose.

   أمثلة

   أمثلة إضافية (2)

   '[…] A short account of myself, I believe, will be necessary, and it shall be a short one. On such a subject,' sighing heavily, 'I can have little temptation to be diffuse.'

   An author who produced over fifty books and innumerable articles on all kinds of subjects could not be a philosopher of the first rank. He was also a bad writer: his principal work is diffuse, chaotic, vague, and repetitive.

صفة

1. spread out; not concentrated in one place

   أمثلة

   a large diffuse organization

2. (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected

   مرادفات

   softdiffused

3. lacking conciseness

   أمثلة

   a diffuse historical novel

فعل

1. move outward

   مرادفات

   spreadspread outfan out

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   spreaddistribute

   أمثلة

   The soldiers fanned out

2. spread or diffuse through

   مرادفات

   permeatepervadepenetrateinterpenetrateimbueriddle

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   penetrateperforate

   أمثلة

   An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration

   music penetrated the entire building

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks

3. cause to become widely known

   مرادفات

   circulatecircularizecircularisedistributedisseminatepropagatebroadcastspreaddispersepass around

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   publicizepubliciseairbare

   أمثلة

   spread information

   circulate a rumor

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   broadcast the news