Diffuse and Distributed

diffuse

Move outward.
- usage: "The soldiers fanned out"
- synonyms: spread, spread out, fan out
Spread or diffuse through.
- usage: "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
- synonyms: permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, imbue, riddle
Cause to become widely known.
- usage: "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
- synonyms: circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, disperse, pass around

Spread out; not concentrated in one place.
- usage: "a large diffuse organization"
Of light. ( transmitted from a broad light source or reflected)
- synonyms: soft, diffused
Lacking conciseness.
- usage: "a diffuse historical novel"

(v.i.) To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself.
(v.t.) To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow on all sides; to send out or extend, in all directions; to spread; to circulate; to disseminate; to scatter; as to diffuse information.
(a.) Poured out; widely spread; not restrained; copious; full; especially, of style, opposed to concise or terse; verbose; prolix; as, a diffuse style; a diffuse writer.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

distributed

Administer or bestow, as in small portions.
- usage: "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
- synonyms: distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
Distribute or disperse widely.
- usage: "The invaders spread their language all over the country"
- synonyms: spread, distribute
Make available.
- usage: "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"
- synonyms: distribute
Give to several people.
- usage: "The teacher handed out the exams"
- synonyms: distribute, give out, hand out, pass out
Cause be distributed.
- usage: "This letter is being circulated among the faculty"
- synonyms: circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute
Cause to become widely known.
- usage: "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
- synonyms: circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around
Spread throughout a given area.
- usage: "the function distributes the values evenly"
- synonyms: distribute
Be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses.
- usage: "Values distribute"
- synonyms: distribute
Be mathematically distributive.
- synonyms: distribute
To arrange in a systematic order.
- usage: "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"
- synonyms: stagger, distribute

(imp.&p.p.) of Distribute.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

New Treasury issues in dealers' hands are said to be' Distributed'.