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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary di·ver·si·fy (-fied ; -fy·ing) DATE 15th century transitive verb 1. to make diverse : give variety to diversify a course of study 2. to balance (as an investment portfolio) defensively by dividing funds among securities of different industries or of different classes 3. to increase the variety of the products of diversify a business intransitive verb 1. to produce variety 2. to engage in varied operations English Etymology diversify late 15c., from O.Fr . diversifier (13c.), from M.L. diversificare(see diverse). Economic sense is from 1939. Related: Diversified.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 diversify di·ver·sify / dai5vE:sifai; NAmE -5vE:rs- / verb(di·ver·si·fies, di·ver·si·fy·ing, di·ver·si·fied, di·ver·si·fied) 1. ~ (sth) (into sth) (especially of a business or company 尤指企业或公司) to develop a wider range of products, interests, skills, etc. in order to be more successful or reduce risk 增加…的品种；从事多种经营；扩大业务范围 SYN branch out :
▪ [V] Farmers are being encouraged to diversify into new crops. 目前正鼓励农民兼种新的农作物。 ▪ [also VN] 2. to change or to make sth change so that there is greater variety (使)多样化,变化,不同: ▪ [V] Patterns of family life are diversifying. 家庭生活方式正在变得多样化。 ▪ [VN] The culture has been diversified with the arrival of immigrants. 随着外来移民的到来,这里的文化变得多元化了。 • di·ver·si·fi·ca·tion / dai7vE:sifi5keiFn; NAmE -7vE:rs- / noun [U] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged di·ver·si·fy \də̇ˈvərsəˌfī, -və̄s-, -vəis- also dīˈ-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: Medieval Latin diversificare, from Late Latin diversificus varied, from Latin diversi- + -ficus -fic transitive verb 1. a. : to make diverse (as in character, form, quality) : give variety to : variegate < diversify the educational program by introducing new subjects > < skyscrapers which now diversify the skyline — P.E.James > b. : to distribute (as investments) among different kinds of securities c. : to increase the variety of the products or manufactures of < seeking manufacturing plants to diversify a predominantly agricultural economy — Wall Street Journal > 2. obsolete : to differentiate or distinguish (one) from another intransitive verb : to produce variety : vary ; specifically : to produce a variety of crops or of manufactures < low wheat prices forced farmers to diversify > |
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