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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | diffuser, from Latin diffusus, past participle of diffundere 'to spread out' |
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dif‧fuse1
1 [intransitive and transitive] to make heat, light, liquid etc spread through something, or to spread like this
2 [intransitive and transitive] to spread ideas or information among a lot of people, or to spread like this : Their ideas diffused quickly across Europe.
Their ideas diffused quickly across Europe.3 [transitive] to make a bad feeling or situation less strong or serious : an attempt to diffuse his anger
an attempt to diffuse his anger —diffusion noun [uncountable]
noun [uncountable]
