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diversify
diversify
verb di·ver·si·fy \də-ˈvər-sə-ˌfī, dī-\
: to change (something) so that it has more different kinds of people or things
: to produce or sell more kinds of products : to increase the variety of goods or services produced or offered by (someone or something)
di·ver·si·fieddi·ver·si·fy·ing
Full Definition of DIVERSIFY
transitive verb
1
: to make diverse : give variety to <diversify a course of study>
2
: to balance (as an investment portfolio) defensively by dividing funds among securities of different industries or of different classes
3
: to increase the variety of the products of <diversify a business>
intransitive verb
1
: to produce variety
2
: to engage in varied operations
— di·ver·si·fi·ca·tion \-ˌvər-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun
— di·ver·si·fi·er \-ˈvər-sə-ˌfī(-ə)r\ noun
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Examples of DIVERSIFY
- The country is diversifying its energy sources.
- farmers who want to diversify their crops
- The new CEO's chief aim is to diversify the company.
- The company needs to diversify.
- Many publishing companies have diversified into online services.
First Known Use of DIVERSIFY
15th century
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