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Webster 1913 Edition


Diversify

Di-ver′si-fy

,
Verb.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Diversify

DIVERSIFY

,
Verb.
T.
[L.]
1.
To make different or various in form or qualities; to give variety to; to variegate; as, to diversify the colors of a robe; to diversify a landscape with mountains, plains, trees and lakes.
2.
To give diversity to; to distinguish by different things; as a council diversified by different characters.
3.
In oratory, to vary a subject, by enlarging on what has been briefly stated, by brief recapitulation, by adding new ideas, by transposing words or periods, &c.

Definition 2024


diversify

diversify

English

Verb

diversify (third-person singular simple present diversifies, present participle diversifying, simple past and past participle diversified)

  1. (transitive) To make diverse or various in form or quality; to give variety to; to variegate; to distinguish by numerous differences or aspects.

Translations

References

  • diversify in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • diversify in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913