1) Part 2) Pass light through a prism 3) Separate 4) Split 5) To cause diffraction 6) To undergo diffraction 7) Undergo diffraction 8) Undergo ion 
to break up into segments or portions
• (v. t.) To break or separate into parts; to deflect, or decompose by deflection, a/ rays of light.
Dif·fract' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Diffracted ; present participle & verbal noun Diffracting .] [ Latin diffractus , past participle of diffringere to break in pieces; dif- = dis- + franger...
[v] - undergo diffraction
verb undergo diffraction; `laser light diffracts electrons`
to break up or bend by diffraction.