diffuse vs transmit

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. 

transmit

verb
  • To convey energy or force through a mechanism or medium. 

  • To send or convey something from one person, place or thing to another. 

  • To spread or pass on something such as a disease or a signal. 

  • To communicate news or information. 

  • To impart, convey or hand down something by inheritance or heredity. 

  • To send out a signal (as opposed to receive). 

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