diversify
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make diverse, as in form or character; give variety or diversity to; variegate.
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to invest in different types of (securities, industries, etc.).
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to produce different types of (manufactured products, crops, etc.).
verb (used without object)
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to invest in different types of industries, securities, etc.
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to add different types of manufactured products, crops, etc., especially to a business.
verb
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(tr) to create different forms of; variegate; vary
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(of an enterprise) to vary (products, operations, etc) in order to spread risk, expand, etc
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to distribute (investments) among several securities in order to spread risk
Other Word Forms
- diversifiability noun
- diversifiable adjective
- diversifier noun
- overdiversify verb
- undiversifying noun
Etymology
Origin of diversify
1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French diversifier < Medieval Latin dīversificāre, equivalent to Latin dīvers ( us ) diverse + -ificāre -ify
Example Sentences
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It would be fair to say that “diversifying funding” isn’t the commission’s central message.
From Salon
While these partnerships grant India access to advanced technologies, finance and high-end processing capabilities, "Global South alliances are critical for securing diversified, on-ground resource access and shaping emerging rules of global trade", Jain told AFP.
From Barron's
It can hire faculty, often with the explicit aim of diversifying political and intellectual viewpoints, set curriculum and offer classes.
Royalties from performance, use in ads or movies or videogames, and later streaming proved as steady as utilities, diversified across platforms and protected by law.
The study also found that in some plans, participants were already saving at relatively high rates and investing in diversified portfolios that closely resembled managed-account recommendations, limiting the incremental lift.
From MarketWatch
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