diffuse

Example Sentences

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The heated confrontation between the defensive duo was sparked by the concession of a late goal and diffused by the Gunners' backroom staff.

From BBC

This explains why you find chewy bits when strands get stuck together in the pot: There simply wasn’t time for water to diffuse to the center of the clumps.

From National Geographic

The opposition is diverse and diffuse, probably comprising a few thousand of the 100,000 people estimated to have fled the country in the past three years, with politics ranging from liberalism to nationalism.

From Reuters

By contrast, the intensity in Albuquerque or Colorado Springs, Colo., is concentrated at a core, while in cities like Chicago or Atlanta, the heat gets diffused to zones reducing their difference from rural areas.

From Seattle Times

I infer from this that by “freezing” this nerve cluster, the pattern is diffused.

From Seattle Times