diffuse

/dɪfjˈus/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. move outward
   “The soldiers fanned out”
2. spread or diffuse through
   “An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration”
3. cause to become widely known
   “spread information”

adjective

1. spread out; not concentrated in one place
   “a large diffuse organization”
2. (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
3. lacking conciseness
   “a diffuse historical novel”

Synonyms for diffuse

• spread
• spread out
• fan out
• permeate
• pervade
• penetrate
• interpenetrate
• imbue
• riddle
• circulate
• circularize
• circularise
• distribute
• disseminate
• propagate
• broadcast
• disperse
• pass around
• distributed
• soft
• diffused
• prolix

Words that rhyme with diffuse

• reduce
• loose
• use
• introduce
• excuse
• produce
• abuse
• goose
• induce
• sluice
• spruce
• deuce
• juice
• mousse
• noose
• obtuse
• reproduce
• caboose
• deduce
• nous
• overproduce
• prepuce
• recluse
• seduce
• abstruse
• disabuse
• disuse
• duce
• footloose
• moose