Hypertext Webster Gateway: "diversify"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
Separated and diversified on from another. --Locke.
Its seven colors, that diversify all the face of
nature. --I. Taylor.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
diversify
v 1: make (more) diverse; "diversify a course of study"
2: produce variety or variegate; "The plants on this island
diversified"
3: vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company
diversified" [syn: {branch out}, {broaden}] [ant: {specialize},
{specialize}]
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