<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to make diverse, as in form or character</li><li>give variety or diversity to</li><li>variegate</li><li>to invest in different types of (securities, industries, etc.)</li><li>to produce different types of (manufactured products, crops, etc.)</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>to invest in different types of industries, securities, etc.</li><li>to add different types of manufactured products, crops, etc., especially to a business.</li></ul>