diffundō fūdī, fūsus, ere dis- + fundo, to spread by pouring, pour out, pour forth: sanguis in omne corpus diffunditur: tum freta diffundi iussit, O.: vina iterum (consule) Tauro diffusa, bottled, H.: in alqm venenum, inject, O.

— To spread, scatter, diffuse, extend: toto caelo luce diffusā: signa caelo, H.: rami late diffunduntur, Cs.: dederatque comam diffundere ventis, V.

— Fig., to spread, diffuse, scatter, extend: error late diffusus: flendo iram, to temper, O.: dolorem suum flendo, to give vent to, O.: oblivionem sensibus, H.: a quo diffunditur gens Per Latium, branches out, V.: Undanti animam in arma cruore, pours out, V.

—To cheer up, gladden, exhilarate: animos, O.: voltūs, O.: ut et bonis amici quasi diffundantur: Iovem diffusum nectare, O.