Diversified

di·ver·si·fy  (d-vûrs-f, d-)

v. di·ver·si·fied, di·ver·si·fy·ing, di·ver·si·fies

v.tr.

1.

a. To give variety to; vary: diversify a menu.

b. To extend (business activities) into disparate fields.

2. To distribute (investments) among different companies or securities in order to limit losses in the event of a fall in a particular market or industry.

v.intr.

To spread out activities or investments, especially in business.

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[Middle English diversifien, from Old French diversifier, from Medieval Latin dversificre : Latin dversus; see diverse + Latin -ficre, -fy.]

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di·versi·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

diversified - having variety of character or form or components; or having increased variety; "a diversified musical program ranging from classical to modern"; "diversified farming"; "diversified manufacturing"; "diversified scenery"; "diversified investments" heterogeneous, heterogenous - consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature; "the population of the United States is vast and heterogeneous" undiversified - not diversified