All 4 Uses of
diffuse
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- There, Margaret, the sun is forever visible, its broad disk just skirting the horizon and diffusing a perpetual splendour.†
p. 15.6 *
- They made many signs which I did not comprehend, but I saw that her presence diffused gladness through the cottage, dispelling their sorrow as the sun dissipates the morning mists.†
p. 120.5diffused = mixed in; or spread; or softened; or calmed
- The presence of Safie diffused happiness among its inhabitants, and I also found that a greater degree of plenty reigned there.†
p. 133.7
- One day, when the sun shone on the red leaves that strewed the ground and diffused cheerfulness, although it denied warmth, Safie, Agatha, and Felix departed on a long country walk, and the old man, at his own desire, was left alone in the cottage.†
p. 135.1
Definition:
to spread; or to soften or calm
or:
to be spread out (not concentrated) -- sometimes implying a lack of organization
or:
to be spread out (not concentrated) -- sometimes implying a lack of organization