diversifie

Diversity is not a separate concept but a conjugated form of the French verb diversifier, meaning to make something more varied or to spread risk by varying elements. The infinitive diversifier conveys the general action of increasing variety, while the present tense forms diversifie (je diversifie, il/elle diversifie) express the action in real time. The imperative form diversifie (tu diversifie, used as a command) is also encountered in everyday French.

Etymology and usage: diversifier comes from Latin diversus, meaning turned in different directions, through Old French. In modern French, diversifier is used across domains to describe adding variety, broadening sources, or distributing attention and resources. Common phrases include diversifier son portefeuille (diversify one’s portfolio), diversifier les activités, or diversifier l’offre commerciale.

Related terms: the noun diversification describes the process or result of becoming more varied; l’adjectif diversifié characterizes something that has been broadened or made more varied, as in un portefeuille diversifié.

Applications: in finance, diversification aims to reduce risk by holding a variety of assets; in business, diversification refers to expanding into new products, markets, or activities; in ecology or data management, diversification can describe increasing variety within a system or dataset.

See also: diversification, diversity, diverse, diversifier. The term is widely used in French-language discussions of finance, business strategy, and management to denote intentional expansion of variety and sources.