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• past participle of diversify.
• past tense form of diversify.

diversified

American  

[dih-vur-suh-fahyd, dahy-] / dɪˈvɜr səˌfaɪd, daɪ- /

adjective

1. distinguished by various forms or by a variety of objects.

   diversified activity.

2. distributed among a judicious variety of types; balanced.

   Investments focused in a single industry, such as energy, are more vulnerable to market volatility than more diversified investments.

3. producing different kinds of goods, crops, etc., or expanded so as to do so.

   He owns a diversified farm, raising livestock, produce, and medicinal herbs.

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Other Word Forms

• nondiversified
  adjective
• quasi-diversified
  adjective
• undiversified
  adjective
• well-diversified
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of diversified

First recorded in 1605–15; diversify + -ed ²

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Explanation

When something is diversified, it is diverse, meaning varied. If your investments are diversified, it means you have put money in more than one place: real estate, stocks, bonds, race horses, gold, alligator farms, and so on. Diverse comes from a medieval Latin word diversificare, meaning “make dissimilar.” If you have diversified something, you have made its parts different from each other. For example, if you want to make your diet more diversified, you make it a point to eat a wider variety of foods, or at least something beyond just scrambled eggs and macaroni and cheese.

Example Sentences

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diversified

The country has diversified its supply sources since the energy shock that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a spokeswoman said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

The country’s A+ rating is supported by a large, wealthy and diversified economy, strong institutions, euro area membership and a resilient banking sector, Fitch added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“We’ve built a diversified firm with multiple investment platforms, numerous sources of capital and a long-term approach to investing.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Biopharma stocks like AbbVie and Eli Lilly are trading at or near all-time highs, in the latest signal that investors are seeking out the steady gains that come with large, diversified drugmakers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

I diversified my training, too, by incorporating Pilates reformer, kickboxing, interval running, everything and anything to increase my stamina and strength.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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