diversify
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diversify
- /daɪˈvɜː.sɪ.faɪ/ UK
- /dɪˈvɜː.sɪ.faɪ/ UK
- /daɪˈvɝ.sə.faɪ/ US
- /dɪˈvɝ.sə.faɪ/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French diversifier, equivalent to diverse + -ify.
verb diversifies · diversifying · diversified
- To make (something) diverse or varied in form or quality; to give variety to (something) to distinguish by numerous aspects or differences. Months after the incident happened, he did a PBS special in which he talked about the “joys and challenges of birding while Black” and was featured in the Washington Post about his desire to diversify the activity.
- To make the scope of (business, investments, etc.) diverse, especially so as to balance and mitigate risks.
Similar: diversify, enwiden, variegate, varify, vary · Opposite: homogenize, purify
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: broaden, branch out, vary, diversity, widen, differentiate, expand, spread, deepen, divest, variegate, varietize, biodiversify, variate, varify, severalize
Translations
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verb to make (something) diverse or various in form or quality
| Español | diversificar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 다원화하다 dawonhwahada, 다양화하다 dayanghwahada |
| 日本語 | 多様化する tayōka-suru |
| 中文 | 多樣化 /多样化 duōyànghuà, 多元化 duōyuánhuà |
| Português | diversificar |
| Français | diversifier |
| Deutsch | variieren, vielfältig machen no equivalent term in German, but see |
| Română | diversifica |
| Русский | разнообра́зить raznoobrázitʹ |
| עברית | גיוון givén |
verb to make the scope of (business, investments, etc.) diverse, especially so as to balance and mitigate risks
| Deutsch | diversifizieren |
|---|---|
| Русский | диверсифици́ровать diversificírovatʹ |
Talk about this word "diversify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/diversify. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. diversify. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/diversify "diversify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/diversify.Cite this
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title = {diversify},
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