diversify

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French diversifier, equivalent to diverse +‎ -ify.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /daɪˈvɜː.sɪ.faɪ/, /dɪˈvɜː.sɪ.faɪ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /daɪˈvɝ.sə.faɪ/, /dɪˈvɝ.sə.faɪ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: di‧ver‧si‧fy

Verb

diversify (third-person singular simple present diversifies, present participle diversifying, simple past and past participle diversified)

  1. (transitive) To make (something) diverse or varied in form or quality; to give variety to (something) to distinguish by numerous aspects or differences.
    Synonyms: diverse, variegate; see also Thesaurus:diversify
    • 2023 June 19, Morgan Jerkins, “‘She doesn’t have the power’: Central Park birdwatcher Christian Cooper on why racist ‘incident’ won’t define him”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 October 2026:
      Months after the incident happened, he did a PBS special in which he talked about the “joys and challenges of birding while Black” and was featured in the Washington Post about his desire to diversify the activity.
    1. (transitive, intransitive) To make the scope of (business, investments, etc.) diverse, especially so as to balance and mitigate risks.
      Synonym: diverse
      Coordinate term: hedge

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