transitive verb
1a : to pour out and permit or cause to spread freely b : extend, scatter c : to spread thinly or wastefully
2: to subject to diffusion; especially : to break up and distribute (incident light) by reflection
intransitive verb
1: to spread out or become transmitted especially by contact
2: to undergo diffusion
The heat from the radiator diffuses throughout the room.
The heat was diffused throughout the room.
The photographer uses a screen to diffuse the light.
an area of diffused light
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