diversify

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /daɪˈvɜː.sɪ.faɪ/, /dɪˈvɜː.sɪ.faɪ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /daɪˈvɝ.sə.faɪ/, /dɪˈvɝ.sə.faɪ/

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• Hyphenation: di‧ver‧si‧fy

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:

     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.

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   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

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “diversify”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “diversify”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.