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Definition of diffract : To break or separate into parts; to deflect, or decompose by deflection, a rays of light.

Synonyms:

shift, digress, vary, wander, deviate, drift, depart, deflect

disorder, disintegrate, radiate, evanesce, dole, diffuse, dissolve, detach, dislocate, disperse, scatter, diverge, distribute, disburse, separate, evaporate, refract, disconnect

Usage examples:

• Its cuticle is so ruled with fine lines as to diffract the light and flash on moving much as a fire opal. - "The Nature of Animal Light", E. Newton Harvey.