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diversifying

[dih-vur-suh-fahy, dahy-] Origin

di·ver·si·fy

[dih-vur-suh-fahy, dahy-] verb, -fied, -fy·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to make diverse, as in form or character; give variety or diversity to; variegate.
2.
to invest in different types of (securities, industries, etc.).
3.
to produce different types of (manufactured products, crops, etc.).
verb (used without object)
4.
to invest in different types of industries, securities, etc.
5.
to add different types of manufactured products, crops, etc., especially to a business.

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Diversifying is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French diversifier < Medieval Latin dīversificāre, equivalent to Latin dīvers(us) diverse + -ificāre -ify

di·ver·si·fi·a·ble, adjective
di·ver·si·fi·a·bil·i·ty, noun
di·ver·si·fi·er, noun
o·ver·di·ver·si·fy, verb, -fied, -fy·ing.
un·di·ver·si·fy·ing, noun
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diversify
late 15c., from O.Fr. diversifier (13c.), from M.L. diversificare (see diverse). Economic sense is from 1939. Related: Diversified.
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