diffuse
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(satellite adjective) spread out; not concentrated in one place; "a large diffuse organization" |
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(satellite adjective) lacking conciseness; "a diffuse historical novel" |
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(verb) move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" |
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Synonyms: fan out, spread, spread out |
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Related Words: bleed, creep, distribute, grow over, mantle, percolate, run, spread |
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(verb) spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration" |
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Synonyms: imbue, permeate, pervade |
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Related Words: penetrate, spiritize |
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(verb) as of information |
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Synonyms: broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread |
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Related Words: air, bandy about, bare, carry, popularize, publicise, publicize, run, sough, sow, vulgarize |
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