[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

diffused \diffused"\, a.
   spread abroad; dispersed; loose; flowing; diffuse.
   1913 webster

         it grew to be a widely diffused opinion. --hawthorne.
   -- diffus"edly, adv. -- diffus"edness, n.
   1913 webster
see also:
diffus"edly diffus"edness 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

diffuse \diffuse"\, 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
see also:
diffused diffusing fuse 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
softened 

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