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1 variō
variō āvī, ātus, āre [varius], to diversify, variegate, change: maculis ortum (sol), V.: variabant tempora cani, O.: ubi caeruleum variabunt sidera caelum, O.: formas variatus in omnīs, metamorphosed, O.—Fig., to cause to change, diversify, vary, make various, interchange, alternate: ille variabit (vocem): voluptatem: rem prodigialiter unam, H.: sententias, L.: vices, V.: bellum variante fortunā eventum ferre, with varying success, L.: variatis hominum sententiis, i. e. amid the conflicting voices: quae de Marcelli morte variant auctores, report variously, L.: senatus consuli coeptus; ibi cum sententiis variaretur, there was a difference of opinion, L.—To be diversified, be variegated, change, alter, waver, vary, be various, differ: abeunt redeuntque mei variantque timores, O.: ita fama variat, ut, etc., L.: si (lex) nec causis nec personis variet, L.— Impers: ibi si variaret, if there were a difference of opinion, L.* * *variare, variavi, variatus Vmark with contrasting colors, variegate; vary, waver; fluctuate, change -
2 varius
varius adj. —Of color and appearance, variegated, party-colored, mottled, diverse, various: vestis, T.: lynces, V.: flores, O.: columnae, of variegated marble, H.: auctumnus Purpureo colere, H.: Sparsa quoque in vario passim miracula caelo videt, diversified, O.—Fig., diverse, different, manifold, changing, varying, changeable, various: varium poëma, varia oratio, varii mores, varia fortuna; voluptas etiam varia dici solet: curricula multiplicium variorumque sermonum: rationes: ius: bellum variā victoriā fuit. S.: varias esse opiniones intellego sunt qui putant, etc., i. e. differences of view (i. e. with substantial agreement): quales sint (dii), varium est, various opinions prevail.—Of abilities, versatile: Plato varius et multiplex fuit.—Of character, fickle, inconstant, changeable, untrustworthy: quam non varius fuerit in causā: varius incertusque agitabat, S.: in omni genere vitae, N.: varium et mutabile semper Femina, a fickle thing, V.* * *varia, varium ADJdifferent; various, diverse; changing; colored; party colored, variegated -
3 undulatus
undŭlātus, a, um, adj. [undo, I. B. 2. and II. p. a. ], diversified as with waves (like watered stuffs), undulated: togae, Varr. ap. Non. 189, 26 (cited also in Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 195). -
4 varians
vărĭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v.a. and n. [varius].I. A.Lit.:B.(principia) omne genus gignunt variantque colores,
Lucr. 2, 759:maculis ortum (sol),
Verg. G. 1, 441:caeruleis corpora guttis,
Ov. M. 4, 578:tempora cani,
id. ib. 12, 465:capillos (gemma),
id. Am. 1, 2, 41:ubi caeruleum variabunt sidera caelum,
id. F. 3, 449:variare virgis et loris,
to beat of all colors, black and blue, Plaut. Poen. prol. 26:putrida pectora palmis,
Cat. 64, 352:vestes picto auro,
Val. Fl. 3, 11:variante se uvā,
becoming colored, turning, Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 189; for which mid.:simulatque uva variari coeperit,
Col. Arb. 12, 1.—In part. perf.:vestis priscis hominum variata figuris,
variegated, embroidered, Cat. 64, 50:pluribus ille (anguis) notis variatam pingitur alvum,
Luc. 9, 713:arcus vix ullā variatus luce colorem,
id. 4, 79:eluere calculos nigros paulum candore variatos,
Plin. 34, 16, 47, § 157.— Poet.: formas variatus in omnes, changed, metamorphosed, Ov. M. 12, 559.—Trop., to cause to change, make different or various; to alter, change, vary, interchange, cause to alternate, etc.:II. A.vocem variare et mutare,
Cic. Or. 18, 59; so,aliquid (with mutare),
Gell. 14, 1, 9:orationem variare et distinguere,
Cic. de Or. 2, 9, 36:ergo ille variabit (vocem) et mutabit,
id. Or. 18, 59:voluptatem (with distinguere),
id. Fin. 1, 11, 38:qui variare cupit rem prodigialiter unam,
Hor. A. P. 29:in oratione multa summittere, variare, disponere,
Quint. 2, 12, 10; cf. id. 2, 13, 8; 11, 3, 152:cum timor atque ira in vicem sententias variassent,
Liv. 2, 57, 2:vices,
Verg. A. 9, 164:bellum variante fortunā eventum ferre,
with varying success, Liv. 23, 5, 8:et variebant secundae adversaeque res non fortunam magis quam animos hominum,
id. 25, 1, 6:fremitus variantis multitudinis fuit partim adsensu partim indignatione,
id. 35, 31, 13:ex vernā intemperie variante calores frigoraque,
id. 22, 2, 10:laborem otio, otium labore,
Plin. Ep. 8, 8, 4:variatis hominum sententiis,
i. e. various, at variance, Cic. Mil. 3, 8:quae de Marcelli morte variant auctores,
report differently, vary, Liv. 27, 27, 12; cf.:certe variata memoria actae rei,
id. 21, 28, 5.— Impers. pass.:sitne ea (beata vita) in potestate sapientis, an, etc.... in eo nonnumquam variari inter eos et dubitari videtur,
Cic. Fin. 5, 5, 12: senatus consuli coeptus;ibi cum sententiis variaretur,
were of different opinions, Liv. 22, 60, 3; cf.:variatum deinde proeliis,
fought with varying success, Vell. 2, 51, 3:nisi de familiae condicione variatum esset,
i. e. differently reported, Suet. Vit. 1.—Lit.:B.prima mihi variat liventibus uva racemis,
becomes variegated, colored, Prop. 4 (5), 2, 13:bacae,
Col. 12, 52, 9:variant ostrea coloribus,
are different, Plin. 32, 6, 21, § 60:universitas (arietum) tergoris maculis,
Col. 7, 3, 2:inter se multum variare figurae Non possunt,
Lucr. 2, 484; cf. id. 4, 648:variantes edere formas,
id. 5, 722; cf.:volucres variantibu' formis,
id. 5, 825:non ita Carpathiae variant Aquilonibus undae,
fluctuate, Prop. 2, 5, 11.—Trop., to be various or different; to change, vary; absol.:variante fortunā,
Liv. 23, 5, 8:inpatiens variantis caeli,
Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 28:sic abeunt redeuntque mei variantque timores,
Ov. Tr. 2, 153:dissidet et variat sententia,
id. M. 15, 648:ita fama variat, ut, etc.,
Liv. 27, 27, 14. —With abl.:haec de tanto viro, quamquam et opinionibus et monumentis litterarum variarent, proponenda erant,
Liv. 38, 57, 8:si (lex) nec causis nec personis variet,
id. 3, 45, 2.— Impers.:ibi si variaret,
if there were a difference of opinion, Liv. 1, 43, 11; cf.:nec variatum comitiis est,
id. 7, 22, 10.—With adverb. acc.:si nunc quoque fortuna aliquid variaverit,
Liv. 23, 13, 4.—Of differences in the text of an author (late Lat.):ipsi codices Graeci variant,
Aug. in Psa. 118, 7:nulla in eo variat codicum auctoritas,
id. C. Faust. 11, 4.—Hence, P. a.: vărĭans, antis, varied, manifold:(terra) fudit aërias volucres variantibus formis,
Lucr. 5, 822:variantis edere formas,
id. 5, 720:astra,
Manil. 2, 466. -
5 vario
vărĭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v.a. and n. [varius].I. A.Lit.:B.(principia) omne genus gignunt variantque colores,
Lucr. 2, 759:maculis ortum (sol),
Verg. G. 1, 441:caeruleis corpora guttis,
Ov. M. 4, 578:tempora cani,
id. ib. 12, 465:capillos (gemma),
id. Am. 1, 2, 41:ubi caeruleum variabunt sidera caelum,
id. F. 3, 449:variare virgis et loris,
to beat of all colors, black and blue, Plaut. Poen. prol. 26:putrida pectora palmis,
Cat. 64, 352:vestes picto auro,
Val. Fl. 3, 11:variante se uvā,
becoming colored, turning, Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 189; for which mid.:simulatque uva variari coeperit,
Col. Arb. 12, 1.—In part. perf.:vestis priscis hominum variata figuris,
variegated, embroidered, Cat. 64, 50:pluribus ille (anguis) notis variatam pingitur alvum,
Luc. 9, 713:arcus vix ullā variatus luce colorem,
id. 4, 79:eluere calculos nigros paulum candore variatos,
Plin. 34, 16, 47, § 157.— Poet.: formas variatus in omnes, changed, metamorphosed, Ov. M. 12, 559.—Trop., to cause to change, make different or various; to alter, change, vary, interchange, cause to alternate, etc.:II. A.vocem variare et mutare,
Cic. Or. 18, 59; so,aliquid (with mutare),
Gell. 14, 1, 9:orationem variare et distinguere,
Cic. de Or. 2, 9, 36:ergo ille variabit (vocem) et mutabit,
id. Or. 18, 59:voluptatem (with distinguere),
id. Fin. 1, 11, 38:qui variare cupit rem prodigialiter unam,
Hor. A. P. 29:in oratione multa summittere, variare, disponere,
Quint. 2, 12, 10; cf. id. 2, 13, 8; 11, 3, 152:cum timor atque ira in vicem sententias variassent,
Liv. 2, 57, 2:vices,
Verg. A. 9, 164:bellum variante fortunā eventum ferre,
with varying success, Liv. 23, 5, 8:et variebant secundae adversaeque res non fortunam magis quam animos hominum,
id. 25, 1, 6:fremitus variantis multitudinis fuit partim adsensu partim indignatione,
id. 35, 31, 13:ex vernā intemperie variante calores frigoraque,
id. 22, 2, 10:laborem otio, otium labore,
Plin. Ep. 8, 8, 4:variatis hominum sententiis,
i. e. various, at variance, Cic. Mil. 3, 8:quae de Marcelli morte variant auctores,
report differently, vary, Liv. 27, 27, 12; cf.:certe variata memoria actae rei,
id. 21, 28, 5.— Impers. pass.:sitne ea (beata vita) in potestate sapientis, an, etc.... in eo nonnumquam variari inter eos et dubitari videtur,
Cic. Fin. 5, 5, 12: senatus consuli coeptus;ibi cum sententiis variaretur,
were of different opinions, Liv. 22, 60, 3; cf.:variatum deinde proeliis,
fought with varying success, Vell. 2, 51, 3:nisi de familiae condicione variatum esset,
i. e. differently reported, Suet. Vit. 1.—Lit.:B.prima mihi variat liventibus uva racemis,
becomes variegated, colored, Prop. 4 (5), 2, 13:bacae,
Col. 12, 52, 9:variant ostrea coloribus,
are different, Plin. 32, 6, 21, § 60:universitas (arietum) tergoris maculis,
Col. 7, 3, 2:inter se multum variare figurae Non possunt,
Lucr. 2, 484; cf. id. 4, 648:variantes edere formas,
id. 5, 722; cf.:volucres variantibu' formis,
id. 5, 825:non ita Carpathiae variant Aquilonibus undae,
fluctuate, Prop. 2, 5, 11.—Trop., to be various or different; to change, vary; absol.:variante fortunā,
Liv. 23, 5, 8:inpatiens variantis caeli,
Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 28:sic abeunt redeuntque mei variantque timores,
Ov. Tr. 2, 153:dissidet et variat sententia,
id. M. 15, 648:ita fama variat, ut, etc.,
Liv. 27, 27, 14. —With abl.:haec de tanto viro, quamquam et opinionibus et monumentis litterarum variarent, proponenda erant,
Liv. 38, 57, 8:si (lex) nec causis nec personis variet,
id. 3, 45, 2.— Impers.:ibi si variaret,
if there were a difference of opinion, Liv. 1, 43, 11; cf.:nec variatum comitiis est,
id. 7, 22, 10.—With adverb. acc.:si nunc quoque fortuna aliquid variaverit,
Liv. 23, 13, 4.—Of differences in the text of an author (late Lat.):ipsi codices Graeci variant,
Aug. in Psa. 118, 7:nulla in eo variat codicum auctoritas,
id. C. Faust. 11, 4.—Hence, P. a.: vărĭans, antis, varied, manifold:(terra) fudit aërias volucres variantibus formis,
Lucr. 5, 822:variantis edere formas,
id. 5, 720:astra,
Manil. 2, 466. -
6 Varius
1.vărĭus, a, um, adj., diverse, different, manifold, changing, varying, various (cf.: diversus, distinctus).I.Lit.A.Of color, etc., variegated, party-colored, mottled, etc.:2.arietis lingua nigra aut varia, vestis,
Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 4:variā veste exornatus fuit,
Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 16;so of color: uvae,
Cato, R. R. 33, 4; 33, 73:lynces,
Verg. G. 3, 264:serpens,
Ov. M. 6, 114:anguis,
id. ib. 4, 619:pica,
Petr. 28 fin.:flores,
Tib. 1, 7, 45; Ov. M. 10, 123:plumae,
Hor. A. P. 2:lapides,
id. S. 2, 4, 83:columnae,
of variegated marble, id. Ep. 1, 10, 22:auctumnus purpureo colore,
id. C. 2, 5, 12:colores,
Ov. M. 1, 270; cf.:vestra latera loris faciam ut valide varia sint,
i. e. black and blue, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 12; id. Mil. 2, 2, 61: tergum varium, Pomp. ap. Non. 19, 31 (Com. Rel. v. 139 Rib.): sparsa quoque in vario passim miracula caelo videt, diversified, i. e. with constellations of various forms, Ov. M. 2, 193.—Subst.: vărĭa, ae, f. (i. e. bestia, a mottled animal).a.A panther, Plin. 8, 17, 23, § 63 sq.—b.A kind of magpie, Plin. [p. 1959] 10, 29, 41, § 78.—B.In rural lang.:II.terra,
wet above and dry beneath, Col. 2, 4, 5:sulcus,
Cato, R. R. 61, 2; Plin. 18, 19, 49, § 174.—Trop., diverse, different, manifold, changing, varying, changeable, various, etc.: varium poëma, varia oratio, varii mores, varia fortuna;2.voluptas etiam varia dici solet,
Cic. Fin. 2, 3, 10:(qualitates) variae et quasi multiformes,
id. Ac. 1, 7, 26:et ea, quae videntur acerba, quae multa et varia in hominum vitā fortunāque versantur,
id. Off. 1, 20, 67:curricula multiplicium variorumque sermonum,
id. Or. 3, 12:res varia et multiplex,
id. Fl. 3, 6:multae, copiosae variaeque rationes,
id. de Or. 1, 51, 222; cf.:varia et diversa genera et bellorum et hostium,
id. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28; cf. id. de Or. 3, 16, 61; 1, 61, 262:varium jus et dispar condicio,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 19, § 49:eventus varii fortunae,
Caes. B. G. 2, 22: victoria, wavering, = anceps, Sall. J. 5, 1; Liv. 2, 6, 10; so,bellum,
Flor. 4, 12, 26. —Of opinions: varias esse opiniones intellego: sunt qui putant, etc., i. e. divergent opinions, differences where there is yet substantial agreement (while diversae opiniones are opposite views), Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 25. —Varium est, with a rel.-clause:B.quales sint (dii), varium est,
various opinions prevail, Cic. N. D. 2, 5, 13.—Esp., of persons, etc.1.Of abilities, versatile:2.Plato et varius et multiplex et copiosus fuit,
Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 17; cf.:antequam scirem quam varium, quam flexibile quam multiplex (ejus ingenium) esset,
Plin. Ep. 1, 16, 1:Antonius ingenio varius,
Flor. 4, 3, 4.—Of character, fickle, inconstant, changeable, untrustworthy: miror quid sit, quod pater tuus, homo constantissimus, te nobis varium reliquit ( beaten black and blue, and fickle-minded,) Cic. Fragm. ap. Quint. 6, 3, 48:A.animus audax, subdolus, varius,
Sall. C. 5, 4:varius incertusque agitabat,
id. J. 74, 1:voltu et oculis pariter atque animo varius,
agitated, irresolute, id. ib. 113, 3:Pausanias magnus homo, sed varius in omni genere vitae fuit,
Nep. Paus. 1, 1; cf.:varium et mutabile semper Femina,
a fickle thing, Verg. A. 4, 569.—Hence, adv.: vărĭē.Lit., with diverse colors, in a variegated manner:B.mithrax gemma multicolor, contra solem varie refulgens,
Plin. 37, 10, 63, § 173:smaragdi Cyprii varie glauci,
id. 37, 5, 18, § 67. —Trop., variously, changeably, diversely, differently, in various ways:2.varie moveri,
Cic. Div. 2, 42, 89:qui (sermones) ab his, qui illum audierunt, perscripti varie et copiose sunt,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 16:numerus hujus generis late et varie diffusus est,
id. Sest. 45, 97:varie sum affectus tuis litteris,
id. Fam. 16, 4, 1:postea decernitur, ac non varie, sed prope cunctis sententiis,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 65, § 145:ita varie per omnem exercitum laetitia, maeror, luctus atque gaudia agitabantur,
Sall. C. 61, 9:in Aequis varie bellatum,
Liv. 5, 28, 5:agere varie, rogando alternis suadendoque coepit,
id. 2, 2, 9:hiemem aut negotia varie causari,
Tac. A. 1, 47:sagittarios varie passimque collocare, Auct. B. Afr. 60: disserere,
Tac. A. 1, 11.—With a punning allusion to 1. Varia: Ep. Perpetuon' valuisti? Th. Varie. Ep. Qui varie valent, caprigenum hominum non placet mihi neque pantherinum genus, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 15.Vărĭus, a, the name of a Roman gens; esp.,I.Q. Varius of Sucro, in Spain, called Hybrida, a tribune of the people A.U.C. 663, Cic. de Or. 1, 25, 117; id. Brut. 49, 182; 62, 221; Val. Max. 4, 3, 7.—II.L. Varius, a tragic poet, contemporary with Virgil and Horace, Verg. E. 9, 35; Hor. S. 1, 10, 44; Quint. 10, 1, 98; Mart. 8, 18, 7. -
7 varius
1.vărĭus, a, um, adj., diverse, different, manifold, changing, varying, various (cf.: diversus, distinctus).I.Lit.A.Of color, etc., variegated, party-colored, mottled, etc.:2.arietis lingua nigra aut varia, vestis,
Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 4:variā veste exornatus fuit,
Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 16;so of color: uvae,
Cato, R. R. 33, 4; 33, 73:lynces,
Verg. G. 3, 264:serpens,
Ov. M. 6, 114:anguis,
id. ib. 4, 619:pica,
Petr. 28 fin.:flores,
Tib. 1, 7, 45; Ov. M. 10, 123:plumae,
Hor. A. P. 2:lapides,
id. S. 2, 4, 83:columnae,
of variegated marble, id. Ep. 1, 10, 22:auctumnus purpureo colore,
id. C. 2, 5, 12:colores,
Ov. M. 1, 270; cf.:vestra latera loris faciam ut valide varia sint,
i. e. black and blue, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 12; id. Mil. 2, 2, 61: tergum varium, Pomp. ap. Non. 19, 31 (Com. Rel. v. 139 Rib.): sparsa quoque in vario passim miracula caelo videt, diversified, i. e. with constellations of various forms, Ov. M. 2, 193.—Subst.: vărĭa, ae, f. (i. e. bestia, a mottled animal).a.A panther, Plin. 8, 17, 23, § 63 sq.—b.A kind of magpie, Plin. [p. 1959] 10, 29, 41, § 78.—B.In rural lang.:II.terra,
wet above and dry beneath, Col. 2, 4, 5:sulcus,
Cato, R. R. 61, 2; Plin. 18, 19, 49, § 174.—Trop., diverse, different, manifold, changing, varying, changeable, various, etc.: varium poëma, varia oratio, varii mores, varia fortuna;2.voluptas etiam varia dici solet,
Cic. Fin. 2, 3, 10:(qualitates) variae et quasi multiformes,
id. Ac. 1, 7, 26:et ea, quae videntur acerba, quae multa et varia in hominum vitā fortunāque versantur,
id. Off. 1, 20, 67:curricula multiplicium variorumque sermonum,
id. Or. 3, 12:res varia et multiplex,
id. Fl. 3, 6:multae, copiosae variaeque rationes,
id. de Or. 1, 51, 222; cf.:varia et diversa genera et bellorum et hostium,
id. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28; cf. id. de Or. 3, 16, 61; 1, 61, 262:varium jus et dispar condicio,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 19, § 49:eventus varii fortunae,
Caes. B. G. 2, 22: victoria, wavering, = anceps, Sall. J. 5, 1; Liv. 2, 6, 10; so,bellum,
Flor. 4, 12, 26. —Of opinions: varias esse opiniones intellego: sunt qui putant, etc., i. e. divergent opinions, differences where there is yet substantial agreement (while diversae opiniones are opposite views), Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 25. —Varium est, with a rel.-clause:B.quales sint (dii), varium est,
various opinions prevail, Cic. N. D. 2, 5, 13.—Esp., of persons, etc.1.Of abilities, versatile:2.Plato et varius et multiplex et copiosus fuit,
Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 17; cf.:antequam scirem quam varium, quam flexibile quam multiplex (ejus ingenium) esset,
Plin. Ep. 1, 16, 1:Antonius ingenio varius,
Flor. 4, 3, 4.—Of character, fickle, inconstant, changeable, untrustworthy: miror quid sit, quod pater tuus, homo constantissimus, te nobis varium reliquit ( beaten black and blue, and fickle-minded,) Cic. Fragm. ap. Quint. 6, 3, 48:A.animus audax, subdolus, varius,
Sall. C. 5, 4:varius incertusque agitabat,
id. J. 74, 1:voltu et oculis pariter atque animo varius,
agitated, irresolute, id. ib. 113, 3:Pausanias magnus homo, sed varius in omni genere vitae fuit,
Nep. Paus. 1, 1; cf.:varium et mutabile semper Femina,
a fickle thing, Verg. A. 4, 569.—Hence, adv.: vărĭē.Lit., with diverse colors, in a variegated manner:B.mithrax gemma multicolor, contra solem varie refulgens,
Plin. 37, 10, 63, § 173:smaragdi Cyprii varie glauci,
id. 37, 5, 18, § 67. —Trop., variously, changeably, diversely, differently, in various ways:2.varie moveri,
Cic. Div. 2, 42, 89:qui (sermones) ab his, qui illum audierunt, perscripti varie et copiose sunt,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 16:numerus hujus generis late et varie diffusus est,
id. Sest. 45, 97:varie sum affectus tuis litteris,
id. Fam. 16, 4, 1:postea decernitur, ac non varie, sed prope cunctis sententiis,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 65, § 145:ita varie per omnem exercitum laetitia, maeror, luctus atque gaudia agitabantur,
Sall. C. 61, 9:in Aequis varie bellatum,
Liv. 5, 28, 5:agere varie, rogando alternis suadendoque coepit,
id. 2, 2, 9:hiemem aut negotia varie causari,
Tac. A. 1, 47:sagittarios varie passimque collocare, Auct. B. Afr. 60: disserere,
Tac. A. 1, 11.—With a punning allusion to 1. Varia: Ep. Perpetuon' valuisti? Th. Varie. Ep. Qui varie valent, caprigenum hominum non placet mihi neque pantherinum genus, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 15.Vărĭus, a, the name of a Roman gens; esp.,I.Q. Varius of Sucro, in Spain, called Hybrida, a tribune of the people A.U.C. 663, Cic. de Or. 1, 25, 117; id. Brut. 49, 182; 62, 221; Val. Max. 4, 3, 7.—II.L. Varius, a tragic poet, contemporary with Virgil and Horace, Verg. E. 9, 35; Hor. S. 1, 10, 44; Quint. 10, 1, 98; Mart. 8, 18, 7.
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diversified — [də vʉr′sə fīd΄, dīvʉr′sə fīd΄] adj. varied … English World dictionary
diversified — adjective having variety of character or form or components; or having increased variety (Freq. 3) a diversified musical program ranging from classical to modern diversified farming diversified manufacturing diversified scenery diversified… … Useful english dictionary
Diversified — Diversify Di*ver si*fy, v. t. [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
diversified — /di verr seuh fuyd , duy /, adj. 1. distinguished by various forms or by a variety of objects: diversified activity. 2. distributed among or producing several types; varied: diversified investments. [1605 15; DIVERSIFY + ED2] * * * … Universalium
diversified — di|ver|si|fied [ dı vɜrsı,faıd, daı vɜrsı,faıd ] adjective consisting of many different parts or people: The region possesses a highly diversified and skilled workforce … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
diversified — UK [daɪˈvɜː(r)sɪfaɪd] / US [dɪˈvɜrsɪˌfaɪd] / US [daɪˈvɜrsɪˌfaɪd] adjective consisting of many different parts or people a highly diversified and skilled workforce … English dictionary
diversified — /daɪˈvɜsəfaɪd/ (say duy versuhfuyd), /də / (say duh ) adjective 1. distinguished by various forms, or by a variety of objects. 2. varied; distributed among several types: diversified investments …