diffuse
/dɪfˈjuːs/dih-FYOOS
/dɪfˈjus/dih-FYOOS
Meaningto pour out widely
Common meaning: to spread widely
Other meanings: spread thin
- difapart (form of dis-)
- fusto pour out; to melt and castLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 792 · scan
‘apart (form of dis-)’ + ‘to pour out’ → diffuse
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin fundō ‘to pour out; to melt and cast’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry fundō, p. 792 · dictionary scan
Roots
- fundō, fūdī, fūsum Latin “to pour out; to melt and cast”
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