diffuse
English
/dɪˈfjuːz/, /dɪˈfjuz/, /dɪˈfjuːs/, /dɪˈfjus/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
- (intransitive) To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
Etymology
Derived from Middle French diffuser derived from Latin diffūsus (diffused) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (pour).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʰewd-
Gloss
pour
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autodiffusion English
- biodiffuser English
- biodiffusion English
- confuse English
- diffusability English
- diffusable English
- diffusate English
- diffusely English
- diffuseness English
- diffuser English
- diffusest English
- diffuseth English
- diffusible English
- diffusibleness English
- diffusion English
- diffusional English
- diffusionism English
- diffusionist English
- diffusionless English
- diffuson English
- elastodiffusion English
- electrodiffusion English
- foundation English
- hydrodiffuse English
- hydrodiffusion English
- hyperdiffusion English
- immunodiffusion English
- indiffusible English
- interdiffuse English
- interdiffusion English
- microdiffuser English
- microdiffusion English
- nondiffuse English
- nondiffusible English
- out English
- outdiffuse English
- overdiffuse English
- photodiffusion English
- pseudodiffusion English
- rediffuse English
- rediffusion English
- refuse English
- rotodiffusion English
- subdiffusion English
- superdiffusion English
- thermodiffusion English
- transfuse English
- undiffuse English
- vibrodiffusion English
- confundō Latin
- diffusionem Latin
- diffūsus Latin
- fundus Latin
- fūsiōnem Latin
- gutta Latin
- infundō Latin
- infusus Latin
- fonderie French
- *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European
- difuso Portuguese
- *geutaną Proto-Germanic
- *gut- Proto-Germanic
- *gutō Proto-Germanic
- gutten Middle English
- refunden Middle English
- gusa Old Norse
- guz Old High German
- diffuser Middle French
- *hundō Proto-Italic
- *kawte urj-fpr-pro
- out
- refuse
- confuse
- diffuser
- diffuson
- diffusion
- diffusely
- rediffuse
- transfuse
- undiffuse
- diffusate
- diffuseth
- diffusest
- diffusable
- diffusible
- outdiffuse
- foundation
- nondiffuse
- biodiffuser
- diffusional
- rediffusion
- diffuseness
- overdiffuse
- biodiffusion
- diffusionist
- interdiffuse
- hydrodiffuse
- diffusionism
- indiffusible
- subdiffusion
- autodiffusion
- rotodiffusion
- diffusionless
- nondiffusible
- diffusability
- microdiffuser
- diffusibleness
- hyperdiffusion
- superdiffusion
- hydrodiffusion
- microdiffusion
- interdiffusion
- vibrodiffusion
- photodiffusion
- immunodiffusion
- thermodiffusion
- elastodiffusion
- pseudodiffusion
- electrodiffusion