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- pronunciation:
- dih
vuhr
s
faI
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
diversifies, diversifying, diversified |
| definition: |
to give or introduce variety to or into.
The company is diversifying its product lines.She diversified her stock portfolio among ten industries.- synonyms:
- vary
- antonyms:
- homogenize
- similar words:
- alter, change, distribute, modify, spread, transform, variegate
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| related words: |
vary |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to spread one's efforts or investments over a variety of products, securities, or the like, in order to increase production or profitability, or average the risk of loss.
Since the farmers diversified, they've had greater success with their crops.His financial adviser urged him to diversify. |
| related words: |
branch out |
adverb + (v.)diversify
adequately, broadly, economically, efficiently, ethnically, fairly, fully, highly, increasingly, nationally, properly, racially, rapidly, richly, since, steadily, successfully, sufficiently, widely
(v.)diversify
+ adverb
abroad, geographically, historically, internationally, overseas, predominantly
(v.)diversify
+ noun
asset,
base,
bond,
business,
cash,
corporation,
crop,
currency,
curriculum,
dependence,
dollar,
economy,
electricity,
electronics,
empire,
employment,
energy,
enterprise,
equity,
estate,
export,
faculty,
farm,
fidelity,
fuel,
fund,
funding,
gene,
holding,
income,
index,
industry,
investment,
leadership,
manufacturer,
market,
mix,
offense,
offering,
operation,
population,
portfolio,
product,
production,
rank,
retirement,
revenue,
saving,
source,
stock,
stream,
supply,
transportation,
workforce
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| derivations: |
diversifiable (adj.), diversifier (n.) |
The word diversify
contains the following parts:
vers, vert
Latin
root
that means to turn; to be occupied with
  Example words:
adversary, adversative, adverse, adversity, advert, advertent, advertise, advertisement, animadversion, animadvert, anniversary, averse, aversion, avert, controversial, controversy, controvert, conversable, conversant, conversation, converse1, convert, converter, convertible, covert, divers, diverse, diversify, diversion, diversity, divert, divorce, eversion, evert, extraversion, extroversion, extrovert, inadvertence, inadvertent, intervertebral, introversion, introvert, inverse, inversion, invert, invertebrate, inverter, irreversible, malversation, obverse, perverse, perversion, perversity, pervert, reconvert, revers, reversal, reverse, reversible, reversion, revert, subversion, subvert, tergiversate, transversal, transverse, traverse, universalism, universality, universe, university, versatile, versatility, verse, versicle, version, verso, versus, vertebral, vertebrate, vertex, vertical, verticil, vertiginous, vice versa, vortex
-fy, -ify, -efy
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means make, cause to be, become
More about this word part:
The suffix group -fy
, -ify
, -efy
forms verbs from primarily Latin bases. When -ify
attaches to an English base, the base is an adjective ( uglify
, Frenchify
) or noun ( citify
, zombify) usually having one syllable or two syllables ending in |i|. Verbs ending in -fy
have corresponding noun forms ending in -ion: as a rule, -ify
becomes -ification ( verify
, verification); -efy
becomes -efaction ( putrefy
, putrefaction). See also fac, fic, fec, fact, fect.
Example words:
beautify, casefy, citify, clarify, dignify, diversify, Frenchify, justify, liquefy, magnify, pacify, petrify, purify, putrefy, qualify, quantify, ramify, satisfy, signify, solidify, speechify, stupefy, torrefy, uglify, verify, vilify, vivify
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