To create variety or spread something across different areas, types, or investments to reduce risk, or already varied in nature.
From Latin 'diversus' (turned in different directions) plus '-ify' (to make), creating the meaning of making diverse. Became important in business and ecology.
Farmers who diversified crops in the 1920s survived the Dust Bowl, while those with single crops lost everything—proving that nature rewards variety and punishes putting all your eggs in one basket!
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