Hypertext Webster Gateway: "diffused"
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Diffused \Dif*fused"\, a.
Spread abroad; dispersed; loose; flowing; diffuse.
It grew to be a widely diffused opinion. --Hawthorne.
-- {Dif*fus"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Dif*fus"ed*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
diffused
adj 1: (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a
rough surface or transmission through a translucent
material; "diffused light"
2: (of light) not bright or glaring; "a softer diffused
radiance" [syn: {softened}]
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