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Another word for diffuse

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Verb

  1. To extend over a wide area

    See also:

    wide

    move

Adjective

  1. Using or containing an excessive number of words

    See also:

    words

    style

    excess

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Another word for diffuse

Modifier

  1. Widely separated

    See also:

    scattered

    distributed

  2. Rambling and dull

    See also:

    wordy

    verbose

Verb
  1. See also:

    scatter

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Sentence Examples

  • She had to think of a way to diffuse Jonny, before he blew them all up, and get Ash back.

  • Indeed his work, written in a diffuse and inelegant style, passed almost unnoticed.

  • The placenta is diffuse, not cotyledonary.

  • Of these volumes, he adds, one is very diffuse, but the other short and concise.

  • There is true beauty in the saying - " It is unworthy of a noble nature to diffuse its pain."

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