diversify

/də-ˈvər-sə-ˌfī/

Middle English dyversefyen "to change, vary," borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French diversefier, diversifier "to change, vary, be variable, be different," borrowed from Medieval Latin dīversificāre "to differentiate, differ, disagree, be at variance," verbal derivative of Late Latin dīversificus "varied," from Latin dīversus "turned in different directions, differing" + -i- -i--ficus -fic

verb

  1. to make diverse or composed of unlike elements : give variety to

  2. to balance (an investment portfolio) defensively by dividing funds among securities of different industries or of different classes

  3. to increase the variety of the products of

diversify a course of study