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DIVERSIFIED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Having variety of character or form or components; or having increased variety

Example:

diversified investments

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

varied; wide-ranging (widely different)

Also:

heterogeneous; heterogenous (consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature)

Antonym:

undiversified (not diversified)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb diversify

Credits

 Context examples: 

Uncovering a large amount of previously undescribed genetic variation, a new study provides new insights into our evolutionary past, and highlights the complexity of the process through which our ancestors diversified, migrated and mixed throughout the world.

(Global human genome study reveals our complex evolutionary history, University of Cambridge)