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   di·ver·si·fy

   /dəˈvərsəˌfī/

   verb

   • 1. make or become more diverse or varied: "the trilobites diversified into a great number of species"
   • ▪ (of a business) enlarge or vary its range of products or field of operation: "the company expanded rapidly and diversified into computers" Similar branch outvary outputexpandenlarge operationsextend operationsspread one's wingsbroaden one's horizonsvarybring variety tovariegatemixmodifyalterchangetransformexpandenlargewidenrare:permutate
   • ▪ enlarge or vary the range of products or the field of operation of (a business): "we're confident that the new owners will grow and diversify the company globally"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘show diversity’): via Old French from medieval Latin diversificare ‘make dissimilar’, from Latin diversus, past participle of divertere (see divert).

   Scrabble Points: 19

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