diversified [dih-vur -suh -fahyd, dahy-] adjective distinguished by various forms or by a variety of objects: diversified activity.
distributed among or producing several types; varied: diversified investments.
Related forms non·di·ver·si·fied , adjective qua·si-di·ver·si·fied , adjective un·di·ver·si·fied , adjective well-di·ver·si·fied , adjective
diversify [dih-vur -suh -fahy, dahy-] verb (used with object), di·ver·si·fied, di·ver·si·fy·ing. to make diverse, as in form or character; give variety or diversity to; variegate. to invest in different types of (securities, industries, etc.).
to produce different types of (manufactured products, crops, etc.).
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verb (used without object), di·ver·si·fied, di·ver·si·fy·ing. to invest in different types of industries, securities, etc.
to add different types of manufactured products, crops, etc., especially to a business.
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Origin of diversify 1400–50; late Middle English <
Anglo-French diversifier <
Medieval Latin dīversificāre, equivalent to
Latin dīvers(us )
diverse +
-ificāre -ify Related forms di·ver·si·fi·a·ble , adjective di·ver·si·fi·a·bil·i·ty , noun di·ver·si·fi·er , noun o·ver·di·ver·si·fy , verb, o·ver·di·ver·si·fied, o·ver·di·ver·si·fy·ing. un·di·ver·si·fy·ing , noun Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for diversified diverse ,
varied ,
mixed ,
manifold ,
variegated ,
assorted ,
different ,
divers ,
many ,
miscellaneous ,
myriad ,
several ,
sundry Examples from the Web for diversified Contemporary Examples of diversified White, black, gay, straight, Christian, Jewish, Muslim: Preppies have diversified quickly.
Woe unto the central banker who diversified in that direction too quickly.
The cuisine is rustic like the land, and its people and the flavors are intense, diversified and explosive.
Production was stepped up and the design refined and diversified .
Historical Examples of diversified In scripture we are furnished with illustrations of this diversified operation.
Her parting instructions to her uncles were many and diversified .
The settlers of Australia are as diversified in their habits as in their origin.
Girls' pleasures are by no means so diversified as those of boys.
This is an indication of varied personality and diversified taste.
British Dictionary definitions for diversified verb -fies , -fying or -fied (tr) 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
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Derived Forms diversifiable , adjective diversifiability , noun diversifier , noun Word Origin for diversify C15: from Old French diversifier, from Medieval Latin dīversificāre, from Latin dīversus diverse + facere to make
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Word Origin and History for diversified v. late 15c., from Old French diversifier (13c.) "to make diverse," from Medieval Latin diversificare , from Latin diversus (see diverse ). Economic sense is from 1939. Related: Diversified ; diversifying .
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