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diversify

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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.

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

di·versi·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.

diversify [daɪˈvɜːsɪˌfaɪ]
vb -fies, -fying, -fied
1. (tr) to create different forms of; variegate; vary
2. (Business / Commerce) (of an enterprise) to vary (products, operations, etc.) in order to spread risk, expand, etc.
3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) to distribute (investments) among several securities in order to spread risk
[from Old French diversifier, from Medieval Latin dīversificāre, from Latin dīversus diverse + facere to make]
diversifiable  adj
diversifiability  n
diversifier  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.diversify - make (more) diverse; "diversify a course of study"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
motley, variegate, vary - make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu"
2.diversify - spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate; "The plants on this island diversified"
vary, alter, change - become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
3.diversify - vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified"
vary, alter, change - become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
specialize, narrow down, narrow, specialise - become more focus on an area of activity or field of study; "She specializes in Near Eastern history"
specialize, narrow down, narrow, specialise - become more focus on an area of activity or field of study; "She specializes in Near Eastern history"

diversify
verb vary, change, expand, transform, alter, spread out, branch out Manufacturers are encouraged to diversify.
Translations
diversify [daɪˈvɜːsɪfaɪ]
A. VT (gen) (also Comm) → diversificar
B. VI (Comm) → diversificarse, ampliar el campo de acción
diversify [daɪˈvɜːrsɪfaɪ] vt [company] → diversifier; [person] → diversifier ses activités
to diversify into sth [company, person] → se diversifier dans qch
diversify
vtabwechslungsreich(er) gestalten; interestsbreit(er) fächern; business etcdiversifizieren
vi (Comm) → diversifizieren; to diversify into new productssich auf neue Produkte umstellen
diversify [daɪˈvɜːsɪfaɪ]
1. vtrendere vario/a (Comm) → diversificare
2. vi (Comm) → diversificarsi

diversify [daɪˈvɜːsɪfaɪ]
1. vtrendere vario/a (Comm) → diversificare
2. vi (Comm) → diversificarsi


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To be able to preserve these characteristics, and at the same time to diversify their operations, is one talent of a good writer.
Whilst the alloy and value depended on the general authority, a right of coinage in the particular States could have no other effect than to multiply expensive mints and diversify the forms and weights of the circulating pieces.
It meant--so far as Arnold was concerned--that a private conversation was about to diversify the monotony of the long Sunday evening at Ham Farm.
 
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