diversifyv.

/dɪˈvəːsɪfʌɪ/

/dʌɪˈvəːsɪfʌɪ/

Etymology: < Old French diversifie-r (13th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < medieval Latin dīversificāre to render unlike (Du Cange), < dīversus diverse adj. + -ficāre verbal formative, see -fy suffix.

a. transitive. To render diverse, different, or varied, in form, features, or qualities; to give variety or diversity to; to variegate, vary, modify.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > make varied or diversify [verb (transitive)]

diverse1340

diversify1490

diversificate1604

varify1606

variegate1653

vary1697

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos vi. 24 Bochace..hath transposed or atte leste dyuersifyed the falle and caas of dydo otherwyse than vyrgyle.

?1541 R. Copland Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens ii. sig. Dij^v The bones of the body..be deuersyfyed in dyuers maners.

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 17 This adventitious or accidental pressure..must diversify the Figure of the included heterogeneous fluid.

1713 A. Pope Windsor-Forest 7 Swift Trouts, diversify'd with Crimson Stains.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 505 The course of parliamentary business was diversified by another curious and interesting episode.

†b. To make different, to differentiate from.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > differ from [verb (transitive)] > distinguish or differentiate

to-skillc1175

disguise1340

asunderc1425

differc1450

difference1490

sort1553

distinguish1576

particularize?1593

diversify1594

subdistinguish1610

discriminate1615

severalize1645

specify1645

disresemble1651

estrange1727

discrepate1828

differentialize1833

differentiate1838

dissimilate1876

redifferentiate1970

1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits vii. 98 Whether it could haue..been able to diuersifie them, from those who came with them.

1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 364 We diversifie our selves from..[God]: we fight against his love.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 409. ¶3 Ways of thinking and expressing himself, which diversify him from all other Authors.

c. Economics. To introduce or use diversification in (see diversification n.). Also intransitive, to engage in diversification.

ΚΠ

1939 S. R. Dennison Location of Industry i. iii. 72 As industry becomes diversified, as the needs of consumers grow.., then the market exerts a stronger attraction.

1944 A. Cairncross Introd. Econ. ii. vi. 76 Firms may seek to spread their risks by diversifying their output, or markets, or sources of supply, or processes of manufacture.

1967 Times Rev. Industry Apr. 39/1 Westland Engineers itself diversified when it bought up Unique Balance Company, making sash balances for windows.

1971 Guardian 6 Mar. 1/1 An explosives firm at Great Oakley, near Harwich, has decided to ‘diversify’ into potato chips. Its factory was threatened with closure unless a new product was introduced.

†2.

a. intransitive or absol. To produce diversity or variety.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > change [verb (intransitive)] > fluctuate or vary

varyc1369

diversify1481

waver1490

to ring (the) changes1614

fluctuate1655

windmill1694

range1750

vibrate1782

vacillate1835

scale1974

1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde iii. xxiv. 189 How nature werketh, and..how she dyuersefyeth in euerych of her werkes.

1688 J. Glanvill tr. B. Le B. de Fontenelle Plurality of Worlds 89 How Nature diversifies in these several Worlds.

b. intransitive (for reflexive). Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1815 F. Burney Jrnl. in Jrnls & Lett. (1980) VIII. 505 Prospects eternally diversifying varied our delighted attention.

Derivatives

diˈversifying n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [noun]

manifoldnesseOE

serenessa1300

diversityc1340

sundernessc1390

diversenessa1400

seretya1400

variancea1400

sundryhead?a1425

sundrinessa1450

variety1548

multivariety1601

diversifying1611

inconstancy1646

heterogeneity1651

variousness1651

heterogeneousness1662

variegation1668

multifariousness1684

miscellaneousness1727

miscellaneity1778

versatility1802

omnifariousness1806

motleyness1819

many-headedness1847

heterology1854

unhomogeneity1862

diversitude1870

variedness1897

polycentricity1915

inhomogeneity1916

the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > rendering diverse or varied

diversifying1837

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Bigarrément, a variation, or diuersifying, as in colours.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Diversifying, in rhetoric, is of infinite service to the orator; it..may fitly be called the subject of all his tropes and figures.

1837 J. C. Prichard Res. Physical Hist. Mankind (ed. 3) II. 226 The diversifying process..may have given rise to differences.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	diversify
释义	diversifyv. /dɪˈvəːsɪfʌɪ//dʌɪˈvəːsɪfʌɪ/ Etymology: < Old French diversifie-r (13th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < medieval Latin dīversificāre to render unlike (Du Cange), < dīversus diverse adj. + -ficāre verbal formative, see -fy suffix. 1. a. transitive. To render diverse, different, or varied, in form, features, or qualities; to give variety or diversity to; to variegate, vary, modify. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > make varied or diversify [verb (transitive)] diverse1340 diversify1490 diversificate1604 varify1606 variegate1653 vary1697 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos vi. 24 Bochace..hath transposed or atte leste dyuersifyed the falle and caas of dydo otherwyse than vyrgyle. ?1541 R. Copland Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens ii. sig. Dij^v The bones of the body..be deuersyfyed in dyuers maners. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 17 This adventitious or accidental pressure..must diversify the Figure of the included heterogeneous fluid. 1713 A. Pope Windsor-Forest 7 Swift Trouts, diversify'd with Crimson Stains. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 505 The course of parliamentary business was diversified by another curious and interesting episode. †b. To make different, to differentiate from. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > differ from [verb (transitive)] > distinguish or differentiate to-skillc1175 disguise1340 asunderc1425 differc1450 difference1490 sort1553 distinguish1576 particularize?1593 diversify1594 subdistinguish1610 discriminate1615 severalize1645 specify1645 disresemble1651 estrange1727 discrepate1828 differentialize1833 differentiate1838 dissimilate1876 redifferentiate1970 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits vii. 98 Whether it could haue..been able to diuersifie them, from those who came with them. 1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 364 We diversifie our selves from..[God]: we fight against his love. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 409. ¶3 Ways of thinking and expressing himself, which diversify him from all other Authors. c. Economics. To introduce or use diversification in (see diversification n.). Also intransitive, to engage in diversification. ΚΠ 1939 S. R. Dennison Location of Industry i. iii. 72 As industry becomes diversified, as the needs of consumers grow.., then the market exerts a stronger attraction. 1944 A. Cairncross Introd. Econ. ii. vi. 76 Firms may seek to spread their risks by diversifying their output, or markets, or sources of supply, or processes of manufacture. 1967 Times Rev. Industry Apr. 39/1 Westland Engineers itself diversified when it bought up Unique Balance Company, making sash balances for windows. 1971 Guardian 6 Mar. 1/1 An explosives firm at Great Oakley, near Harwich, has decided to ‘diversify’ into potato chips. Its factory was threatened with closure unless a new product was introduced. †2. a. intransitive or absol. To produce diversity or variety. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change [verb (intransitive)] > fluctuate or vary varyc1369 diversify1481 waver1490 to ring (the) changes1614 fluctuate1655 windmill1694 range1750 vibrate1782 vacillate1835 scale1974 1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde iii. xxiv. 189 How nature werketh, and..how she dyuersefyeth in euerych of her werkes. 1688 J. Glanvill tr. B. Le B. de Fontenelle Plurality of Worlds 89 How Nature diversifies in these several Worlds. b. intransitive (for reflexive). Obsolete. ΚΠ 1815 F. Burney Jrnl. in Jrnls & Lett. (1980) VIII. 505 Prospects eternally diversifying varied our delighted attention. Derivatives diˈversifying n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [noun] manifoldnesseOE serenessa1300 diversityc1340 sundernessc1390 diversenessa1400 seretya1400 variancea1400 sundryhead?a1425 sundrinessa1450 variety1548 multivariety1601 diversifying1611 inconstancy1646 heterogeneity1651 variousness1651 heterogeneousness1662 variegation1668 multifariousness1684 miscellaneousness1727 miscellaneity1778 versatility1802 omnifariousness1806 motleyness1819 many-headedness1847 heterology1854 unhomogeneity1862 diversitude1870 variedness1897 polycentricity1915 inhomogeneity1916 the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > rendering diverse or varied diversifying1837 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Bigarrément, a variation, or diuersifying, as in colours. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Diversifying, in rhetoric, is of infinite service to the orator; it..may fitly be called the subject of all his tropes and figures. 1837 J. C. Prichard Res. Physical Hist. Mankind (ed. 3) II. 226 The diversifying process..may have given rise to differences. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.1481
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