рассе́ять — meaning in English

English meaning

• diffuse verb To spread something out through a substance or space, or to spread out that way.
• dispel verb To make fears, doubts, or false ideas disappear by showing they have no basis.
• scatter verb To cause to separate and move in different directions.

Senses

рассе́ять is used for these senses in English:

• diffuse (transitive) To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
• dispel (transitive) To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering.
• scatter (ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
• scatter (transitive, physics) To deflect (radiation or particles).

diffuse — full definition

1. verb To spread something out through a substance or space, or to spread out that way.
2. adjective Spread out over a wide area rather than concentrated in one place.
3. adjective Wordy and rambling rather than concise.

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