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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. make (more) diverse;
- Example: "diversify a course of study"

2. spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate;
- Example: "The plants on this island diversified"
[syn: diversify, radiate]

3. vary in order to spread risk or to expand;
- Example: "The company diversified"
[syn: diversify, branch out, broaden]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Diversify \Di*ver"si*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diversified; p. pr. & vb. n. Diversifying.] [F. diversifier, LL. diversificare, fr. L. diversus diverse + ficare (in comp.), akin to facere to make. See Diverse.] To make diverse or various in form or quality; to give variety to; to variegate; to distinguish by numerous differences or aspects. [1913 Webster] Separated and diversified on from another. --Locke. [1913 Webster] Its seven colors, that diversify all the face of nature. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

diversify v 1: make (more) diverse; "diversify a course of study" 2: spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate; "The plants on this island diversified" [syn: diversify, radiate] 3: vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified" [syn: diversify, branch out, broaden] [ant: narrow, narrow down, specialise, specialize]