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diversified

[dih-vur-suh-fahyd, dahy-]
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  1. distinguished by various forms or by a variety of objects: diversified activity.
  2. distributed among or producing several types; varied: diversified investments.
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Origin of diversified

First recorded in 1605–15; diversify + -ed2
Related formsnon·di·ver·si·fied, adjectivequa·si-di·ver·si·fied, adjectiveun·di·ver·si·fied, adjectivewell-di·ver·si·fied, adjective

diversify

[dih-vur-suh-fahy, dahy-]
verb (used with object), di·ver·si·fied, di·ver·si·fy·ing.
  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.).
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verb (used without object), di·ver·si·fied, di·ver·si·fy·ing.
  1. to invest in different types of industries, securities, etc.
  2. 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 formsdi·ver·si·fi·a·ble, adjectivedi·ver·si·fi·a·bil·i·ty, noundi·ver·si·fi·er, nouno·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
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diversify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied
  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
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Derived Formsdiversifiable, adjectivediversifiability, noundiversifier, noun

Word Origin

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

diversify

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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