diffuse — Dizionario inglese

Verbo

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

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Esempi

   The small window diffuses light throughout the room.

   Ideas are easily diffused with the help of technology.

   Altri esempi (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.

   Uso

   • intransitivo

   Esempi

   Food coloring diffuses in water.

   The riot diffused quite suddenly.

Aggettivo

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

   Esempi

   Such a diffuse effort is unlikely to produce good results.

   diffuse activity of the prefrontal cortex

2. Wordy; verbose.

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (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.

Aggettivo

1. spread out; not concentrated in one place

   Esempi

   a large diffuse organization

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

   Sinonimi

   softdiffused

3. lacking conciseness

   Esempi

   a diffuse historical novel

Verbo

1. move outward

   Sinonimi

   spreadspread outfan out

   Termini più generali

   spreaddistribute

   Esempi

   The soldiers fanned out

2. spread or diffuse through

   Sinonimi

   permeatepervadepenetrateinterpenetrateimbueriddle

   Termini più generali

   penetrateperforate

   Esempi

   An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration

   music penetrated the entire building

   Altri esempi (1)

   His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks

3. cause to become widely known

   Sinonimi

   circulatecircularizecircularisedistributedisseminatepropagatebroadcastspreaddispersepass around

   Termini più generali

   publicizepubliciseairbare

   Esempi

   spread information

   circulate a rumor

   Altri esempi (1)

   broadcast the news