mantle vs diffuse

diffuse vs mantle

mantle is a noun but diffuse is not a noun.

mantle is not an adjective while diffuse is an adjective.

mantle and diffuse both are verbs.

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

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

mantle: spread over a surface, like a mantle
diffuse: move outward

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

mantle (noun)	diffuse (noun)
a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
the cloak as a symbol of authority
the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
anything that covers

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

mantle (verb)	diffuse (verb)
cover like a mantle	cause to become widely known
spread over a surface, like a mantle	spread or diffuse through
	move outward

Difference between mantle and diffuse

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