diversificate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin diversificare (“to diversify”), from Latin diversus (“diverse, different”). Alternatively, a hypercorrection of diversify +‎ -ate, especially in later use.

Verb

diversificate (third-person singular simple present diversificates, present participle diversificating, simple past and past participle diversificated)

1. (very rare) Synonym of diversify
   • 1998, Harry Costin, Hector Vanolli, editors, Economic Reform in Latin America, Fort Worth, T.X. […]: The Dryden Press, →ISBN, page 326:

     Of the Andean countries, Colombia has been the most successful in diversificating manufactured exports.

Related terms

• diversification
• diversified

 

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

diversificate

1. inflection of diversificare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

diversificate f pl

1. feminine plural of diversificato

Spanish

Verb

diversificate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of diversificar combined with te