diversify

Everyday

1. To make something more varied or to start doing more different kinds of things. tree →
2. (money, business) To spread money or work across different areas so as not to depend on one thing. tree →
3. (biology) To develop into many different kinds over time. tree →

In the lessons

In geography, economics and money lessons, farms, towns and companies diversify to reduce risk; in science, living things diversify through evolution; phrases: «diversify into», «diversify your diet», «diversify your savings».

Examples

• Farmers diversify by growing different crops. tree →
• The library wants to diversify its books. tree →
• Try to diversify your diet with more fruit and vegetables. tree →
• The company decided to diversify into electric bikes. tree →
• Over millions of years, birds diversified into thousands of species. tree →
• The town needed to diversify after the mine closed. tree →

Note

Verb forms: diversifies, diversified, diversifying. Noun: diversification. Related: diverse, diversity.