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diffuse - move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" |
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spread |
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distribute,
spread give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"
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percolate pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"
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creep grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface); "ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings"
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bleed,
run draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
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mantle cover like a mantle; "The ivy mantles the building"
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diffuse - spread out; not concentrated in one place; "a large diffuse organization" |
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distributed spread out or scattered about or divided up
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diffuse - lacking conciseness; "a diffuse historical novel" |
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prolix tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know"
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