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title: diversify — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «diversify» in the school dictionary: To make something more varied or to start doing more different kinds of things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# diversify

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**Who acts:** Farmers, library, you, company, town · **What happens:** make, start, do, spread, not depend, develop · **To what, where:** something, different kinds, money, different areas, many different kinds, different crops

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«diversify» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [diversify in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/diversify.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To make something more varied or to start doing more different kinds of things.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diversify:m1:1
# text = To make something more varied or to start doing more different kinds of things.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
5	varied	varied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	start	start	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	_
10	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	_
11	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | varied *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product |
| 2 | **start** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **do** | gerund |  | different kinds of things |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Eventuality |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: money, business — kept apart, not parsed.

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To spread money or work across different areas so as not to depend on one thing.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diversify:m2:1
# text = To spread money or work across different areas so as not to depend on one thing.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	spread	spread	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
3	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	areas	area	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	depend	depend	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | to-infinitive |  | money or work |  | different areas |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location money=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **depend** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | on one thing | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent on thing=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: biology — kept apart, not parsed.

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To develop into many different kinds over time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diversify:m3:1
# text = To develop into many different kinds over time.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	develop	develop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **develop** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | many different kinds | time |  | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.patient V PP.product»: agent=Patient into kind=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Farmers diversify by growing different crops.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diversify:x1:1
# text = Farmers diversify by growing different crops.
1	Farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	diversify	diversify	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	crops	crop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **diversify** | present | Farmers |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **grow** | gerund | Farmers *not said here* | different crops |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location crop=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The library wants to diversify its books.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diversify:x2:1
# text = The library wants to diversify its books.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	diversify	diversify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | the library |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **diversify** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the library *not said here* | library's books |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent book=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Try to diversify your diet with more fruit and vegetables.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diversify:x3:1
# text = Try to diversify your diet with more fruit and vegetables.
1	Try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	diversify	diversify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	diet	diet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	vegetables	vegetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **diversify** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | your diet |  |  |  | with more fruit and vegetables | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent diet=Patient with fruit=Instrument |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The company decided to diversify into electric bikes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diversify:x4:1
# text = The company decided to diversify into electric bikes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	decided	decide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	diversify	diversify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	electric	electric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bikes	bike	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | past | the company |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **diversify** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the company *not said here* |  |  | electric bikes |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Over millions of years, birds diversified into thousands of species.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diversify:x5:1
# text = Over millions of years, birds diversified into thousands of species.
1	Over	over	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	millions	million	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	diversified	diversify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	species	species	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **diversify** | participle |  | birds *not said here* |  | thousands of species |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town needed to diversify after the mine closed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diversify:x6:1
# text = The town needed to diversify after the mine closed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	diversify	diversify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mine	mine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | past | the town |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **diversify** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the town *not said here* |  |  |  | after the mine |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **close** | participle | the town *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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