creep vs diffuse

diffuse vs creep

creep is a noun but diffuse is not a noun.

creep is not an adjective while diffuse is an adjective.

creep and diffuse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
creep	Yes	No	Yes	No
diffuse	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, diffuse is a hypernym of creep; that is, diffuse is a word with a broader meaning than creep:

creep: grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
diffuse: move outward

Other hypernyms of creep include fan out, spread, spread out.

creep (noun)	diffuse (noun)
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
a slow longitudinal movement or deformation
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric

creep (adjective)	diffuse (adjective)
	(of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
	spread out; not concentrated in one place
	lacking conciseness

creep (verb)	diffuse (verb)
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground	cause to become widely known
to go stealthily or furtively	spread or diffuse through
grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)	move outward
show submission or fear

Difference between creep and diffuse

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