(diffusing, ~d)
1.
If something such as knowledge or information is ~d, or if it ~s somewhere, it is made known over a wide area or to a lot of people. (WRITTEN)
Over time, the technology is ~d and adopted by other countries.
...an attempt to ~ new ideas...
As agriculture developed, agricultural ideas ~d across Europe.
= spread
VERB: be V-ed, V n, V prep
diffusion
...the development and diffusion of ideas.
N-UNCOUNT: with supp
2.
To ~ a feeling, especially an undesirable one, means to cause it to weaken and lose its power to affect people.
The arrival of letters from the Pope did nothing to ~ the tension.
= dissipate
VERB: V n
3.
If something ~s light, it causes the light to spread weakly in different directions.
Diffusing a light also reduces its power...
? concentrate
VERB: V n
4.
To ~ or be ~d through something means to move and spread through it.
It allows nicotine to ~ slowly and steadily into the bloodstream...
The moisture present in all foods absorbs the flavour of the smoke and eventually ~s that flavour into its interior.
= permeate
VERB: V prep, V n prep, also V, V n
diffusion
There are data on the rates of diffusion of molecules.
N-UNCOUNT: with supp
5.
Something that is ~ is not directed towards one place or concentrated in one place but spread out over a large area. (WRITTEN)
...a ~ community...
ADJ
6.
If you describe something as ~, you mean that it is vague and difficult to understand or explain.
His writing is so ~ and obscure that it is difficult to make out what it is he is trying to say.
ADJ