DIFFUSE

v. tr. and intr. Diaf-fuaz'. Gr., Sia.Xe~">. Lat., diffundere. Fr., diffuser. Ger., diffusiren. It., diff on dere. Sp., rftfundir. 1. (Intr.) to spread, to scatter, to pa into the substance of another body so as to be brought into relation with every portion of it. 2. (Tr.) to cause to spread. [B; o, 17.] DIFFUSE, DIFFUSED, adj's. Diaf-fu2s', -fuazd'. Lat., diff us us. Fr., diff us. Ger., diff us, ausgebreitet. It., diffuso. Sp., difuso. Spread, spreading, scattered; of purulent collections, visible lesions, etc., not restricted within definite boundaries; of plants, spreading irregularly; of light, irregularly reflected, scattered in every direction. [B, 1, 123 (o, 24).] [s. 568]