Diversify — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make (more) diverse

spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛtʃɪnˌɑːstoʊmɪˈɑːsiz/

🇬🇧British English

/daɪvˈɜːsɪfˌaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/daɪvˈɜːsɪfˌaɪ/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɛtʃɪnˌɑːstoʊmɪˈɑːsiz/.

Examples

diversify a course of study
The plants on this island diversified
The company diversified

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

radiate branch out broaden

Antonyms

specialize specialise

Parts of Speech

verb	make (more) diverse “diversify a course of study”
verb	spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate “The plants on this island diversified”
verb	vary in order to spread risk or to expand “The company diversified”

Word Forms

diversity	noun	noticeable heterogeneity
diversification	noun	the condition of being varied
radiation	noun	the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

diversifizieren

vielfältiger machen

🇫🇷French

diversifier

rendre (plus) diversifié

🇪🇸Spanish

diversificar

hacer (más) diverso

🇮🇹Italian

diversificare

rendere (più) diversificato

🇳🇱Dutch

diversifiëren

(meer) divers maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

diversificar

tornar (mais) diversificado

🇷🇺Russian

диверсифицировать

сделать (более) разнообразным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विविधता

(अधिक) विविध बनाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

বৈচিত্র্য

করা (আরো) বৈচিত্র্যময়

🇮🇳Tamil

பல்வகைப்படுத்து

(மேலும்) பலதரப்பட்டதாக ஆக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

వైవిధ్యం

(మరింత) వైవిధ్యంగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

विविधता आणणे

(अधिक) वैविध्यपूर्ण करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિવિધતા

(વધુ) વૈવિધ્યસભર બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೈವಿಧ್ಯಗೊಳಿಸು

(ಹೆಚ್ಚು) ವೈವಿಧ್ಯಮಯವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൈവിധ്യവൽക്കരിക്കുക

(കൂടുതൽ) വൈവിധ്യമാർന്നതാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਭਿੰਨਤਾ

(ਹੋਰ) ਵਿਭਿੰਨ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

متنوع

(مزید) متنوع بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

多样化

使（更加）多样化

🇯🇵Japanese

多様化する

（より）多様にする

🇰🇷Korean

다양화하다

(더) 다양하게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đa dạng hóa

làm (thêm) đa dạng

🇹🇭Thai

กระจายความเสี่ยง

ทำให้ (มากขึ้น) มีความหลากหลาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

melakukan diversifikasi

membuat (lebih) beragam

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-iba-ibahin

gumawa (higit pa) magkakaibang

🇲🇾Malay

mempelbagaikan

menjadikan (lebih) pelbagai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تنويع

جعل (أكثر) متنوعة

🇮🇷Persian

متنوع کردن

(بیشتر) متنوع کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

çeşitlendirmek

(daha fazla) çeşitlilik yarat

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְנַמֵר

לעשות (יותר) מגוון

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