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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Diversified \Di*ver"si*fied\, adjective Distinguished by various forms, or by a variety of aspects or objects; variegated; as, diversified scenery or landscape.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Diversify \Di*ver"si*fy\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Diversified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diversifying}.] [F. diversifier, LL. diversificare, fr. L. diversus diverse + ficare (in comp.), akin to facere to make. See {Diverse}.] To make diverse or various in form or quality; to give variety to; to variegate; to distinguish by numerous differences or aspects.
Separated and diversified on from another. --Locke.
Its seven colors, that diversify all the face of nature. --I. Taylor.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
diversified
adjective: having variety of character or form or components; or having increased variety; "a diversified musical program ranging from classical to modern"; "diversified farming"; "diversified manufacturing"; "diversified scenery"; "diversified investments" [ant: {undiversified}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
diversify
verb
1: make (more) diverse; "diversify a course of study"
2: spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate; "The plants on this island diversified" [syn: {radiate}]
3: vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified" [syn: {branch out}, {broaden}] [ant: {specialize}, {specialize}] [also: {diversified}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
diversified See {diversify}
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
93 Moby Thesaurus words for "diversified": assorted, at odds, at variance, capricious, changeable, changing, choppy, contrary, contrasted, contrasting, departing, deviating, deviative, deviatory, different, differentiated, differing, disaccordant, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, discrete, discriminated, disjoined, disorderly, disparate, dissimilar, dissonant, distinct, distinguished, divaricate, divergent, diverging, divers, diverse, diversiform, erose, erratic, heterogeneous, impulsive, in disagreement, inaccordant, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, inconstant, inharmonious, irreconcilable, irregular, jagged, jerky, many, many and various, mercurial, motley, multifarious, mutable, nonconformist, nonstandard, nonuniform, of all sorts, pluralistic, poles apart, poles asunder, ragged, rough, separate, separated, several, spasmodic, sporadic, sundry, unconformable, unequable, unequal, uneven, unlike, unorthodox, unstable, unsteady, unsystematic, ununiform, variable, variant, varied, variegated, variform, various, varying, wavering, widely apart, worlds apart
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