Main Entry: di·ver·si·fy

Pronunciation: \də-ˈvər-sə-ˌfī, dī-\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): di·ver·si·fied; di·ver·si·fy·ing

Date: 15th century

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