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Diffused

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dif·fuse  (d-fyz)
v. dif·fused, dif·fus·ing, dif·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. (d-fys)
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 diffsus, past participle of diffundere, to spread : dis-, out, apart; see dis- + fundere, to pour; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]

dif·fusely (-fysl) adv.
dif·fuseness (-fysns) n.
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Adj.1.diffused - (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material; "diffused light"
distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up
2.diffused - (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected


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These two species (A) and (I), were also supposed to be very common and widely diffused species, so that they must originally have had some advantage over most of the other species of the genus.
They declared that there were eighty-two erroneous opinions on religious subjects diffused among the people, and that Mrs.
Her mind was every way equal to her person; nay, the latter borrowed some charms from the former; for when she smiled, the sweetness of her temper diffused that glory over her countenance which no regularity of features can give.
 
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