Dif-fūse′1, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. DIFFUSED; p. pr. & vb. n. DIFFUSING.] [Lat. diffundere, diffusum, from dis and fundere, to pour, to spread; Sp. difundir, It. diffondere.] To pour out and spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow; to send out, or extend, in all directions; to circulate; to disseminate; to spend; to waste.
Thence diffuse His good to worlds and ages infinite. Milton.
Nor were [these moneys] diffused In any impious or licentious path. Massinger.
Synonyms—To expand; spread; circulate; extend; scatter; disperse; publish; proclaim.