Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Diffusing"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Diffuse \Dif*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diffused}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Diffusing}.] [L. diffusus, p. p. of diffundere to
pour out, to diffuse; dif- = dis- + fundere to pour. See
{Fuse} to melt.]
To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow
on all sides; to send out, or extend, in all directions; to
spread; to circulate; to disseminate; to scatter; as to
diffuse information.

Thence diffuse His good to worlds and ages infinite.
--Milton.

We find this knowledge diffused among all civilized
nations. --Whewell.

Syn: To expand; spread; circulate; extend; scatter; disperse;
publish; proclaim.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

diffusing
adj : spreading by diffusion [syn: {diffusing(a)}, {diffusive}, {dispersive},
{disseminative}, {disseminating}, {scattering}, {spreading}]


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