diversify
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Middle French diversifier, equivalent to diverse + -ify.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /daɪˈvɜː.sɪ.faɪ/, /dɪˈvɜː.sɪ.faɪ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /daɪˈvɝ.sə.faɪ/, /dɪˈvɝ.sə.faɪ/
Audio (US): (file)
Verb
[edit]diversify (third-person singular simple present diversifies, present participle diversifying, simple past and past participle diversified)
- (transitive) To make (something) diverse or various in form or quality; to give variety to distinguish by numerous differences or aspects, as:
- Synonyms: 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 The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
- 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.
- (transitive, intransitive) To make (investments) diverse so as to mitigate and balance risks.
- Coordinate term: hedge
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]to make diverse
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References
[edit]- “diversify”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “diversify”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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