di·ver·si·fy

(dĭ-vûr′sə-fī′, dī-)

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

v.tr.

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 dīversificāre : Latin dīversus; see diverse + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

di·ver′si·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

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Adj.

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

diversified

adjective

1. Consisting of a number of different kinds:

assorted, divers, diverse, heterogeneous, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, multifarious, multiform, sundry, varied, variegated, various.

Biology: polymorphic, polymorphous.

2. Not limited to a single class:

general.

Translations

diversified

adj (= varied) → verschieden, verschiedenartig; risk → verteilt; company → diversifiziert

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