Meaning

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

    variieren, vielfältig machen no equivalent term in German, but see

    разнообра́зитьraznoobrázitʹ

    урізномані́тнюватиuriznomanítnjuvaty, урізномані́тнитиuriznomanítnyty

    make (more) diverse

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

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

    diversifizieren

    диверсифици́роватьdiversificírovatʹ

    диверсифікува́тиdyversyfikuváty

Examples

56 sentences
  1. Algeria should have a diversified economy.

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  2. Algeria needs to diversify its economy.

    ruАлжиру нужно диверсифицировать экономику.

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  3. Algeria needs to diversify its markets.

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  4. Algeria should diversify its trade partners.

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  5. Algeria's economy is not much diversified.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to make (something) diverse or various in form or quality:
to make the scope of (business, investments, etc.) diverse, especially so as to balance and mitigate risks:
Русский
By meaning 2
to make (something) diverse or various in form or quality:
to make the scope of (business, investments, etc.) diverse, especially so as to balance and mitigate risks:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to make (something) diverse or various in form or quality:
to make the scope of (business, investments, etc.) diverse, especially so as to balance and mitigate risks:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

diversifies, diversifying, diversified, diversified
Base formdiversify · to diversify
3rd person singulardiversifies
Present participlediversifying
Past simplediversified
Past participlediversified

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydiversify
he, she, itdiversifies

Past simpleLesson

all personsdiversified

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave diversified
he, she, ithas diversified

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill diversify

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • vary in order to spread risk or to expand:branch outbroaden
  • spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate:radiate

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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