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diversify
di·ver·si·fy [ di vúrssə f, dī vúrssə f ] (past and past participle di·ver·si·fied, present participle di·ver·si·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular di·ver·si·fies)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. make or become varied: to become more varied, or make something more varied
2. expand into new areas of business: to expand into new areas of business, or expand a commercial organization into new areas
[15th century. Via Old French diversifier< medieval Latin diversificare "make unlike" < Latin diversus (see divers)]

di·ver·si·fi·a·bil·i·ty [ di vùrssə fī ə bíllətee, dī vùrssə f ə bíllətee ] noun
di·ver·si·fi·a·ble [ di vúrssə f əb'l, dī vúrssə f əb'l ] adjective
di·ver·si·fi·ca·tion [ di vùrssəfi káysh'n, dī vùrssəfi káysh'n ] noun
di·ver·si·fied [ di vúrssə fd, dī vúrssə fd ] adjective
di·ver·si·fi·er [ di vúrsə f ər, dī vúrssə f ər ] noun
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