v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.

v.tr.

1. 1. To give variety to; vary: diversify a menu.
   2. 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.]

diversification di·ver'si·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n.

v

Definition: spread out; branch out
Antonyms: conform, stay same, unvary

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: make (more) diverse

Meaning #2: spread into new habitates and produce variety or variegate
  Synonym: radiate

Meaning #3: vary in order to spread risk or to expand
  Synonyms: branch out, broaden
  Antonyms: specialize (meaning #1), specialise (meaning #4)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - variere, modificere, sprede
v. intr. - øge sortiment, differentiere produktion, indføre investeringsspredning

Nederlands (Dutch)
afwisselen, divers maken, spreiden, sortering uitbreiden

Français (French)
v. tr. - diversifier, varier
v. intr. - se diversifier

Deutsch (German)
v. - abwechslungsreich gestalten, diversifizieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαφοροποιώ, παραλλάσσω, ποικίλλω, (οικον.) διευρύνω το φάσμα δραστηριοτήτων (για να μειώσω τους κινδύνους)

Italiano (Italian)
diversificare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - diversificar

Русский (Russian)
разнообразить, варьировать, вкладывать в разнообразные предприятия

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - diversificar
v. intr. - diversificar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - diversifiera, göra olik

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
使成形形色色, 使变化, 使多样化, 多样化, 从事多种经营

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使成形形色色, 使變化, 使多樣化
v. intr. - 多樣化, 從事多種經營

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 여러 가지로 다르게 하다, 다각화하다
v. intr. - 다각화하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 多様化させる, 多様化する, 変化を与える, 様々にする, 多角化する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينوع, يشكل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גיוון, שינה, ייצר מוצרים מגוונים‬
v. intr. - ‮גיוון, השקיע במוצרים מגוונים‬

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