circulated vs diffuse

circulated

adj
  • distributed about a circuit 

diffuse

verb
  • To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means. 

  • To spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means. 

adj
  • Wordy; verbose. 

  • Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated. 

How often have the words circulated and diffuse occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )