Noah Webster
Diffuse
DIFFUSE, verb transitive diffuze. [Latin , to pour, to spread.]
1. To pour out and spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow and spread.
The river rose and diffused its waters over the adjacent plain.
2. To spread; to send out or extend in all directions; to disperse. Flowers diffuse their odors. The fame of Washington is diffused over Europe. The knowledge of the true God will be diffused over the earth.
DIFFUSE, adjective
1. Widely spread; dispersed.
2. Copious; prolix; using many words; giving full descriptions; as, Livy is a diffuse writer.
3. Copious; verbose; containing full or particular accounts; concise; as a diffuse style.