Diffuse

dif-ūz′, v.t. to pour out all round: to send out in all directions: to scatter: to circulate: to publish.— v.i. to spread, as a liquid does.— pa.p. and adj. Diffused′ , spread widely: loose.— adv. Diffus′edly .— ns. Diffus′edne ; Diffus′er ; Diffusibil′ity .— adj. Diffus′ible , that may be diffused.— ns. Diffū′sion , a spreading or scattering abroad: extension: distribution: in the case of gases or liquids in contact, mixture through each other; Diffū′sion-tube , an instrument for determining the rate of diffusion for different gases.— adj. Diffus′ive , extending: spreading widely.— adv. Diffus′ively .— n. Diffus′ivene . [L. diffundĕre , diffūsum — dif (= dis ), asunder, fundĕre , to pour out.]