diversify
Translation
to diversify
Examples
Farmers should diversify their crops.
Farmers should diversify their crops.
The company plans to diversify into the Asian market.
The company plans to diversify into the Asian market.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to make (sth.) more varied. Farmers should diversify their crops.
((into sth.)) to start to produce a wider range of goods or services. The company plans to diversify into the Asian market.
Similar Words
Synonyms: vary, branch out, expand, broaden
Etymology
From Latin 'diversus' (diverse) + '-ficare' (to make), via French '-fier'. It literally means 'to make diverse'.
Memory Tips
To make something 'diverse' is to diversi-'fy'. The '-fy' suffix often means 'to make', as in clarify or simplify.