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DIFFUSED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material
Example:
diffused light
Classified under:
Similar:
distributed (spread out or scattered about or divided up)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
Synonyms:
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II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb diffuse
Context examples:
One day, when the sun shone on the red leaves that strewed the ground and diffused cheerfulness, although it denied warmth, Safie, Agatha, and Felix departed on a long country walk, and the old man, at his own desire, was left alone in the cottage.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
The gentlemen joined them; and soon after began the sweet expectation of a carriage, when a general spirit of ease and enjoyment seemed diffused, and they all stood about and talked and laughed, and every moment had its pleasure and its hope.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
It is felt that distinctness and energy may have weight in recommending the most solid truths; and besides, there is more general observation and taste, a more critical knowledge diffused than formerly; in every congregation there is a larger proportion who know a little of the matter, and who can judge and criticise.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
