diversified

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adjective

di·​ver·​si·​fied də-ˈvər-sə-ˌfīd 

dī-

1

a

: composed of distinct or unlike elements or qualities

a diversified [=diverse] student body

cities with more diversified economies

No other North American raptor … occupies a range so diversified in character, both as to climate and terrain.

—Frank Lyman Beebe et al.

b

: of, relating to, or involving varied operations or products

diversified farming/agriculture

… a diversified conglomerate with interests in pulp and paper, machinery and electronics, and construction materials.

—Stewart Pinkerton

… offered diversified services like credit-card lending, mortgage banking and real estate development.

—Time

He said that studios should push for a more diversified business model, so they won't live or die based on the success of one [video] game.

—Brian Gaar

2

: balanced defensively by having funds divided among varied securities

Investors, if they are well advised, will have broadly diversified portfolios.

—Robert Charles Clark

diversified

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past tense and past participle of diversify

Examples of diversified in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The catch is that a significant pool of money is needed to build a diversified portfolio of munis. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

In doing so, the emirate has built resilience through diversified desalination, energy demand management, and long-term infrastructure planning. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Malone, a cable television pioneer who went on to build a diversified media portfolio, was a major stakeholder in WBD. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

Building and maintaining a personal investment portfolio can provide diversified returns, liquidity and long-term growth, regardless of where the business goes. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from past participle of diversify

First Known Use

Adjective

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for diversified

• acetamide
• acetonide
• acidified
• antimonide
• beatified
• benzaldehyde
• borohydride
• chalcogenide
• commodified
• decalcified
• declassified
• disaccharide