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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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diversify

(daɪˈvɜːsɪˌfaɪ)

vb, -fies, -fying or -fied

1. (tr) to create different forms of; variegate; vary

2. (Commerce) (of an enterprise) to vary (products, operations, etc) in order to spread risk, expand, etc

3. (Banking & Finance) to distribute (investments) among several securities in order to spread risk

[C15: from Old French diversifier, from Medieval Latin dīversificāre, from Latin dīversus diverse + facere to make]

diˈversiˌfiable adj

diˌversiˌfiaˈbility n

diˈversiˌfier n

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di•ver•si•fy

(dɪˈvɜr səˌfaɪ, daɪ-)

v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t.

1. to make diverse, as in form or character; give variety or diversity to; variegate.

2. to distribute (investments) among different types of securities or industries.

3. to expand (a business or product line) by manufacturing a larger variety of products.

v.i.

4. to become diversified.

[1400–50; < Anglo-French diversifier < Medieval Latin dīversificāre; see diverse]

di•ver′si•fied`, adj.

di•ver′si•fi`er, n.

diversify

Past participle: diversified
Gerund: diversifying

Imperative
diversify
diversify

Present
I diversify
you diversify
he/she/it diversifies
we diversify
you diversify
they diversify

Preterite
I diversified
you diversified
he/she/it diversified
we diversified
you diversified
they diversified

Present Continuous
I am diversifying
you are diversifying
he/she/it is diversifying
we are diversifying
you are diversifying
they are diversifying

Present Perfect
I have diversified
you have diversified
he/she/it has diversified
we have diversified
you have diversified
they have diversified

Past Continuous
I was diversifying
you were diversifying
he/she/it was diversifying
we were diversifying
you were diversifying
they were diversifying

Past Perfect
I had diversified
you had diversified
he/she/it had diversified
we had diversified
you had diversified
they had diversified

Future
I will diversify
you will diversify
he/she/it will diversify
we will diversify
you will diversify
they will diversify

Future Perfect
I will have diversified
you will have diversified
he/she/it will have diversified
we will have diversified
you will have diversified
they will have diversified

Future Continuous
I will be diversifying
you will be diversifying
he/she/it will be diversifying
we will be diversifying
you will be diversifying
they will be diversifying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been diversifying
you have been diversifying
he/she/it has been diversifying
we have been diversifying
you have been diversifying
they have been diversifying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been diversifying
you will have been diversifying
he/she/it will have been diversifying
we will have been diversifying
you will have been diversifying
they will have been diversifying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been diversifying
you had been diversifying
he/she/it had been diversifying
we had been diversifying
you had been diversifying
they had been diversifying

Conditional
I would diversify
you would diversify
he/she/it would diversify
we would diversify
you would diversify
they would diversify

Past Conditional
I would have diversified
you would have diversified
he/she/it would have diversified
we would have diversified
you would have diversified
they would have diversified

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Verb	1.	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" radiate 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" branch out, broaden 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.

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Translations

يُنَوِّع

obměňovat

sprede

diversifizieren verändern

diversificar

diversifier

változatossá tesz

auka fjölbreytni

diversificare variare

skape variasjon i

разнообразить

çeşitlen mek

使多样化多样化

diversify

[daɪˈvɜːsɪfaɪ]

A. VT (gen) (also Comm) → diversificar

B. VI (Comm) → diversificarse, ampliar el campo de acción

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diversify

[daɪˈvɜː^rsɪfaɪ] vt [company] → diversifier; [person] → diversifier ses activités
to diversify into sth [company, person] → se diversifier dans qch

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diversify

vt → abwechslungsreich(er) gestalten; interests → breit(er) fächern; business etc → diversifizieren

vi (Comm) → diversifizieren; to diversify into new products → sich auf neue Produkte umstellen

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diversify

[daɪˈvɜːsɪfaɪ]

1. vt → rendere vario/a (Comm) → diversificare

2. vi (Comm) → diversificarsi

diverse

(daiˈvəːs) adjective

different; of various kinds.

diˈversely adverb

diˈverseness noun

diˈversify (-fai) verb

to make or become varied or different.

diˈversity noun

variety.

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