diversificate en · VERB
Etymology
Hypercorrection of diversify, on the basis of Latin dīversificō + -ate (verb-forming suffix) with diversify being the regular derived form of Middle French diversifier, itself from Medieval Latin dīversificō, from Latin dīversus (“opposite, different”).
Meanings
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(rare) Synonym of diversify.
Of the Andean countries, Colombia has been the most successful in diversificating manufactured exports.
1998, Harry Costin, Hector Vanolli, editors, Economic Reform in Latin America, Fort Worth, T.X. […]: The Dryden Press, →ISBN, page 326:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| diversificates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| diversificating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| diversificated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| diversificated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |