/di.fy.ze/
Translation
to broadcast, to diffuse; to give off
Word origin
From Latin diffundere ('to pour out, spread'), from dis- ('apart') and fundere ('to pour'). English diffuse and diffusion share the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- diffundere
- English cognates
- diffuse, diffusion
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | diffuse | diffusais | diffusai | diffuserai | diffuserais |
| tu | diffuses | diffusais | diffusas | diffuseras | diffuserais |
| il/elle | diffuse | diffusait | diffusa | diffusera | diffuserait |
| nous | diffusons | diffusions | diffusâmes | diffuserons | diffuserions |
| vous | diffusez | diffusiez | diffusâtes | diffuserez | diffuseriez |
| ils/elles | diffusent | diffusaient | diffusèrent | diffuseront | diffuseraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | diffuse | diffusasse |
| tu | diffuses | diffusasses |
| il/elle | diffuse | diffusât |
| nous | diffusions | diffusassions |
| vous | diffusiez | diffusassiez |
| ils/elles | diffusent | diffusassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | diffuse |
| nous | diffusons |
| vous | diffusez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- diffusant
- Past participle
- diffusé · diffusée · diffusés · diffusées
Examples
télévisé .
The channel broadcasts the evening news at eight o'clock.
.
This flower gives off a very sweet scent.
.
They spread the news on social media within minutes.
covers more ground than the English "broadcast": it works for a television or radio signal, but just as naturally for a scent, a heat source, or a rumour spreading through a crowd. Context, not the verb itself, tells you which.
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