diffundo

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Latin

Etymology

From dis- +‎ fundō.

Pronunciation

Verb

diffundō (present infinitive diffundere, perfect active diffūdī, supine diffūsum); third conjugation

  1. to diffuse, scatter
    Synonyms: fundō, effundō, cōnfundō, dēfundō, differō, dissipō, indūcō, sternō
  2. to decant, spread or pour out

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References

  • diffundo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • diffundo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • diffundo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the twigs are shooting out, spreading: rami late diffunduntur
    • to spread over the whole body: per totum corpus diffundi
  • diffundo in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016