diversify

[dih-vur-suh-fahy, dahy-]

verb (used with object)

diversified, diversifying 

1. to make diverse, as in form or character; give variety or diversity to; variegate.

2. to invest in different types of (securities, industries, etc.).

3. to produce different types of (manufactured products, crops, etc.).

verb (used without object)

diversified, diversifying 

1. to invest in different types of industries, securities, etc.

2. to add different types of manufactured products, crops, etc., especially to a business.

diversify

/ daɪˈvɜːsɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. (tr) to create different forms of; variegate; vary

2. (of an enterprise) to vary (products, operations, etc) in order to spread risk, expand, etc

3. to distribute (investments) among several securities in order to spread risk

Other Word Forms

• diversifiable adjective
• diversifiability noun
• diversifier noun
• overdiversify verb
• undiversifying noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of diversify¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French diversifier < Medieval Latin dīversificāre, equivalent to Latin dīvers ( us ) diverse + -ificāre -ify

Word History and Origins

Origin of diversify¹

C15: from Old French diversifier, from Medieval Latin dīversificāre, from Latin dīversus _diverse + facere to make

Example Sentences

As this debt becomes a greater part of bond markets—and funds that track them—investors seeking a broad mix of market exposure will have to make sure they are really diversified.

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But if investors are looking for a little something to diversify their portfolios, the Scots are back with plans to issue Scotland’s first bond in over 300 years.

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First investors were worried that OpenAI would diversify away from Microsoft, but lately the concern has been that OpenAI might not even be the future of artificial intelligence, as Alphabet’s efforts gain steam.

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Ongoing disputes over gas aggregation and control with Sarawak could erode Petronas’ long-term position, prompting the company to diversify aggressively, it says.

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Symbotic Inc. generates the overwhelming majority of its revenue from helping automate factories for Walmart Inc. But investors are emphatically cheering a move to diversify the business.

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Related Words

• expand 
• transform