diversify

CEFRB1

/daɪˈvɜː.sɪ.faɪ/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To add different types of people, products, or activities.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To make (something) diverse or varied in form or quality; to give variety to (something) to distinguish by numerous aspects or differences.

Examples

  • Dubai is trying to diversify its economy.

  • In my opinion, we need to diversify our assets.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /dɪˈvɜː.sɪ.faɪ/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To make the scope of (business, investments, etc.) diverse, especially so as to balance and mitigate risks.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

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Origin

verb

Borrowed from Middle French diversifier, equivalent to diverse + -ify.