Power is diffused because everybody can participate.
In other words, when people are in a group, responsibility for acting is diffused.
The illumination is diffused, however, blending highlights into shadows to create a velvety patina.
The acute critical eye of Lila's snobbish mother, Augusta (Candice Bergen), is diffused.
"I think we are in for several years of turbulence where state power is diffused".
When the book is closed the light is diffused; when opened it can be used to read by.
In the museum, natural light pours into immense spaces from skylights and is diffused by high, curving walls.
We process cesium like an electrolyte, which means that it is diffused throughout the body and eventually excreted in urine.
In addition, water may be evaporated from the surface of the soil directly, when groundwater from below is diffused upward.
Thus, the impact of open-market sales is not limited to the banking system; it is diffused throughout the economy.
This earth-diver myth is diffused throughout practically all of Eurasia and is found in ancient India as well.
