diffuse

[1]	spread , spread out , fan out
[2]	permeate , pervade , penetrate , interpenetrate , imbue , riddle
[3]	circulate , spread , circulate , circularize , circularise , distribute , dispense , distribute , disseminate , disperse , dispel , propagate , broadcast , scatter , broadcast , spread , disperse , sow , disseminate , pass around , dissipate

adj.

[1]	spread (out/about/around) , scattered , dispersed , widespread , sparse , meagre , thin (on the ground)
[2]	wordy , verbose , prolix , long-winded , loquacious , discursive , digressive , rambling , circumlocutory , meandering , roundabout , circuitous , periphrastic , ambagious , diffusive , pleonastic
[3]	soft , diffused