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diversifying

diversifying is the present participle and gerund of diversify.

Meaning of diversify

Verb

diversify (third-person singular simple present diversifies, present participle diversifying, simple past and past participle diversified)

  1. (transitive) To make (something) diverse or varied in form or quality; to give variety to (something) to distinguish by numerous aspects or differences.
    • Months after the incident happened, he did a PBS special in which he talked about the “joys and challenges of birding while Black” and was featured in the Washington Post about his desire to diversify the activity.2023 June 19, Morgan Jerkins, “‘She doesn’t have the power’: Central Park birdwatcher Christian Cooper on why racist ‘incident’ won’t define him”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London...
    Synonyms:
    diverse, variegate
    1. (intransitive, transitive) To make the scope of (business, investments, etc.) diverse, especially so as to balance and mitigate risks.

Questions about diversifying

What is diversifying the present participle and gerund of?
Diversifying is the present participle and gerund of diversify.

Words near diversifying in the dictionary

  1. diversifiers
  2. diversifies
  3. diversiflorous
  4. diversiform
  5. diversify
  6. diversifying
  7. diversing
  8. diversion
  9. diversional
  10. diversionary
  11. diversionary display

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