diversificate
English
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”).[1]
Verb
diversificate (third-person singular simple present diversificates, present participle diversificating, simple past and past participle diversificated)
- (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
References
- ^ “diversificate, v.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
diversificate
- inflection of diversificare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 2
Participle
diversificate f pl
- feminine plural of diversificato
Spanish
Verb
diversificate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of diversificar combined with te