diffuse

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb move outward
  2. verb spread or diffuse through
  3. verb cause to become widely known

Etymology

From Middle French diffuser, from Latin diffūsus, past participle of diffundere, from dis- + fundere.

In classic literature

Synonyms

spread, spread out, fan out

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