diffuse — Kamus bahasa Inggris

Verba

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

   Penggunaan

   • transitif

   Contoh

   The small window diffuses light throughout the room.

   Ideas are easily diffused with the help of technology.

   Lebih banyak contoh (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.

   Penggunaan

   • intransitif

   Contoh

   Food coloring diffuses in water.

   The riot diffused quite suddenly.

Adjektiva

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

   Contoh

   Such a diffuse effort is unlikely to produce good results.

   diffuse activity of the prefrontal cortex

2. Wordy; verbose.

   Contoh

   Lebih banyak contoh (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.

Adjektiva

1. spread out; not concentrated in one place

   Contoh

   a large diffuse organization

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

   Sinonim

   softdiffused

3. lacking conciseness

   Contoh

   a diffuse historical novel

Verba

1. move outward

   Sinonim

   spreadspread outfan out

   Istilah yang lebih umum

   spreaddistribute

   Contoh

   The soldiers fanned out

2. spread or diffuse through

   Sinonim

   permeatepervadepenetrateinterpenetrateimbueriddle

   Istilah yang lebih umum

   penetrateperforate

   Contoh

   An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration

   music penetrated the entire building

   Lebih banyak contoh (1)

   His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks

3. cause to become widely known

   Sinonim

   circulatecircularizecircularisedistributedisseminatepropagatebroadcastspreaddispersepass around

   Istilah yang lebih umum

   publicizepubliciseairbare

   Contoh

   spread information

   circulate a rumor

   Lebih banyak contoh (1)

   broadcast the news