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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•ver•si•fied (di vûr′sə fīd′, dī-),USA pronunciation adj. - distinguished by various forms or by a variety of objects:diversified activity.
- distributed among or producing several types;
varied:diversified investments.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024di•ver•si•fy /dɪˈvɜrsəˌfaɪ, daɪ-/USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing. - to give or increase variety or diversity to: [~ + object]to diversify the campus by hiring people with unusual interests.[no object]The college had already diversified greatly by hiring people with wider interests.
- to distribute (investments) among different types of securities or industries: [~ + object]to diversify one's holdings.[no object]They urged us to diversify and not keep all our money in one investment type.
- to expand (a business or product line) by manufacturing a larger variety of different products: [~ + object]He diversified the company.[no object]The overseas companies were diversifying more rapidly.
di•ver•si•fi•ca•tion /dɪˌvɜrsəfɪˈkeɪʃən, daɪ-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -vert-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•ver•si•fy (di vûr′sə fī′, dī-),USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing. v.t. - to make diverse, as in form or character;
give variety or diversity to;
variegate. - Businessto invest in different types of (securities, industries, etc.).
- Agricultureto produce different types of (manufactured products, crops, etc.).
v.i. - Businessto invest in different types of industries, securities, etc.
- Businessto add different types of manufactured products, crops, etc., esp. to a business.
- Medieval Latin dīversificāre, equivalent. to Latin dīvers(us) diverse + -ificāre -ify
- Anglo-French diversifier
- late Middle English 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: diversify /daɪˈvɜːsɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied)- (transitive) to create different forms of; variegate; vary
- (of an enterprise) to vary (products, operations, etc) in order to spread risk, expand, etc
- to distribute (investments) among several securities in order to spread risk
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French diversifier, from Medieval Latin dīversificāre, from Latin dīversus diverse + facere to make |