diffuse vs creep

creep vs diffuse

diffuse is not a noun while creep is a noun.

diffuse is an adjective but creep is not an adjective.

diffuse and creep both are verbs.

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

As verbs, creep is a hyponym of diffuse; that is, creep is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diffuse:

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

Other hyponyms of diffuse include percolate, bleed, run, mantle.

diffuse (noun)	creep (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

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

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

Difference between diffuse and creep

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