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diffused
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Diffused \Dif*fused"\, a.
Spread abroad; dispersed; loose; flowing; diffuse.
[1913 Webster]
It grew to be a widely diffused opinion. --Hawthorne.
-- Dif*fus"ed*ly, adv. -- Dif*fus"ed*ness, n.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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. [1913 Webster] Thence diffuse His good to worlds and ages infinite. --Milton. [1913 Webster] We find this knowledge diffused among all civilized nations. --Whewell. Syn: To expand; spread; circulate; extend; scatter; disperse; publish; proclaim. [1913 Webster]

