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diffuse

  

(dĭ-fyūz') pronunciation


v., -fused, -fus·ing, -fus·es.

v.tr.

  1. To pour out and cause to spread freely.
  2. To spread about or scatter; disseminate.
  3. To make less brilliant; soften.

v.intr.

  1. To become widely dispersed; spread out.
  2. Physics. To undergo diffusion.

adj. (dĭ-fyūs')

  1. Widely spread or scattered; not concentrated.
  2. Characterized by verbosity; wordy. See synonyms at wordy.

[From Middle English, dispersed, from Anglo-Norman diffus, from Latin diffūsus, past participle of diffundere, to spread : dis-, out, apart; see dis– + fundere, to pour.]

diffusely dif·fuse'ly (-fyūs') adv.
diffuseness dif·fuse'ness (-fyūs'nĭs) n.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sprede, udbrede
v. intr. - spredes, udbredes, diffundere
adj. - diffus, spredt, uklar

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zich) verspreiden (van licht), verspreiden (informatie/kennis), uitspreiden (van gas/ vloeistof etc.), (zich) uitgieten, (doen) diffunderen (natuurkunde), diffuus (vaag), verspreid

Français (French)
v. tr. - diffuser, répandre
v. intr. - se diffuser, se répandre
adj. - diffus, prolixe

Deutsch (German)
v. - verteilen, verbreiten, verstreuen
adj. - verteilt, verstreut

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαχέω/-ομαι, διαδίδω/-ομαι, εξαπλώνω/-ομαι
adj. - διάχυτος, εκτενής, σχοινοτενής

Italiano (Italian)
diffondere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - difundir(-se)
adj. - difuso

Русский (Russian)
рассеивать, распылять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - difundir, diseminar
v. intr. - difundir, diseminarse, difundirse
adj. - difuso, disperso

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sprida
adj. - utspridd

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
使四散, 扩散, 传播, 使渗出, 散布, 四散, 渗出, 散开的, 弥漫的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使四散, 擴散, 傳播, 使滲出, 散佈
v. intr. - 四散, 擴散, 傳播, 滲出, 散佈
adj. - 散開的, 彌漫的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 발산하다, 확대시키다, 두루 알게 하다
v. intr. - 확대하다, 퍼지다
adj. - 확대된, (문장이) 어수선한, ~을 마음에 들어 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 散らす, 拡散させる, 広める, 普及させる
adj. - 広く散った, 拡散した, 散漫な, 回りくどい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينشر أو ينتشر بكل الاتجاهات, يمتزج ببطئ مع شئ ( مثل امتزاج الحليب في الما) (صفه) منتشر بكل اتجاه, غير مركز أو مكثف, عام, غامض, مسهب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפיץ, התערבב ע"י התפזרות (פיסיקה)‬
v. intr. - ‮התפשט, התערבב ע"י התפזרות (פיסיקה)‬
adj. - ‮מתפשט, מפוזר, להגני, מכביר מילים‬

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