Main Entry: ²dif·fuse

Pronunciation: \di-ˈfyüz\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): dif·fused; dif·fus·ing

Etymology: Middle English diffused, past participle, from Latin diffusus, past participle

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 a : to pour out and permit or cause to spread freely b : extend, scatter c : to spread thinly or wastefully
2 : to subject to diffusion; especially : to break up and distribute (incident light) by reflectionintransitive verb 1 : to spread out or become transmitted especially by contact
2 : to undergo diffusion

— dif·fus·ible \di-ˈfyü-zə-bəl\ adjective