1. make or become more diverse or varied: "the trilobites diversified into a great number of species"
▪ (of a business) enlarge or vary its range of products or field of operation: "the company expanded rapidly and diversified into computers"Similarbranch outvary outputexpandenlarge operationsextend operationsspread one's wingsbroaden one's horizonsvarybring variety tovariegatemixmodifyalterchangetransformexpandenlargewidenrare:permutate
▪ enlarge or vary the range of products or the field of operation of (a business):"we're confident that the new owners will grow and diversify the company globally"
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘show diversity’): via Old French from medieval Latin diversificare ‘make dissimilar’, from Latin diversus, past participle of divertere (see divert).
