compress vs diffuse

compress

verb
  • To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume. 

  • To abridge. 

  • To make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits. 

  • To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format. 

  • To condense into a more economic, easier format. 

noun
  • A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury. 

  • A machine for compressing. 

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. 

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