Meaning
3 sensesSynonym of diversify.
(transitive)To make (something) different or varied in form or quality; to alter, to change, to vary.
(transitive)To make the scope of (business, investments, etc.) different or varied, especially so as to balance and mitigate risks.
(intransitive, obsolete, rare)To go a different route or way from someone else; to diverge, to separate.
Examples
100 sentencesWe find diverse ethnic and economic interests here.
It's an ethnically diverse school.
It is an extremely diverse city.
How diverse is your data set?
The causes can be very diverse.
Origin
From Middle English diversen (“to differ, diverge; to become different, change; to vary; tFrom Middle English diversen (“to differ, diverge; to become different, change; to vary; to change or vary (something); to make a distinction, distinguish; to divert”), from Anglo-Norman diverser, Middle French diverser, and Old French diverser (“to alter, change; to differ, diverge; to disagree”), from Late Latin diversare (“to differ”), and then either:
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Forms
diverses, diversing, diversed, diversedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle