diffuse vs distribute

diffuse

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

  • To be 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. 

distribute

verb
  • To scatter or spread. 

  • To have employees working remotely from multiple locations. 

  • To supply to retail outlets. 

  • To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases. 

  • To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise. 

  • To deliver or pass out. 

  • To divide into portions and dispense. 

  • To classify or separate into categories. 

  • To be distributive. 

  • To apportion (more or less evenly). 

  • To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table. 

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