diversified

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /daɪˈvɜrsɪfaɪd/ UK /daɪˈvɜːsɪfaɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
varied; spread across different kinds to reduce risk

A diversified portfolio weathered the downturn far better.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · varied; spread across... varied assorted mixed heterogeneous multifaceted manifold

Opposites

uniform homogeneous monolithic concentrated

Word family

Related forms diversify diversification diverse diversity

Etymology

Past participle of diversify, from Old French diversifier, from Medieval Latin diversificare, from Latin diversus ('turned different ways') + facere ('to make').

diversus Latin facere Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# diversified

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /daɪˈvɜrsɪfaɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /daɪˈvɜːsɪfaɪd/

## Meanings
1. varied; spread across different kinds to reduce risk

## Examples
- A diversified portfolio weathered the downturn far better.

## Synonyms
- varied
- assorted
- mixed
- heterogeneous
- multifaceted
- manifold

## Antonyms
- uniform
- homogeneous
- monolithic
- concentrated

## Related Forms
- diversify
- diversification
- diverse
- diversity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: diversus
- Root: facere

## Etymology
Past participle of diversify, from Old French diversifier, from Medieval Latin diversificare, from Latin diversus ('turned different ways') + facere ('to make').

## AI Etymology
Diversified is the past participle of diversify, from Old French diversifier, from Medieval Latin diversificare, from Latin diversus ('turned different ways') + facere ('to make'). The ancestry passes through Latin diversus and Latin facere. In present use as adjective and verb, it means "varied; spread across different kinds to reduce risk", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include diversify, diversification, diverse, and diversity. Its contrast set includes uniform, homogeneous, monolithic, and concentrated, which clarifies the semantic boundary of the modern word.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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