diffuse
verb (used with object)
to pour out and spread, as a fluid.
has diffused
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present perfectof diffuse (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since then, he said the lack of an agreed-upon philosophy has diffused the movement as it’s grown.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
That look has diffused widely, and had even before Mr. Slimane took it up; it’s easy enough to come by at any number of vintage shops and mid-tier brands.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2018
Most institutional power has diffused since New York magazine published those lists almost a half-century ago.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2017
Lauren Sherman, executive digital editor of Lucky magazine, thinks that the democratization of fashion has diffused identifiable trends.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2013
A noble rivalry to push discovery farther and higher, through the power of the human mind, and to dig after the truth, has diffused itself far and wide.
From The Student-Life of Germany by William Howitt
