"diworsify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: diworsifies [present, singular, third-person], diworsifying [participle, present], diworsified [participle, past], diworsified [past]
Etymology: Blend of diversify + worse. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|diversify|worse}} Blend of diversify + worse Head templates: {{en-verb}} diworsify (third-person singular simple present diworsifies, present participle diworsifying, simple past and past participle diworsified)
  1. (intransitive, transitive, finance, business, informal, humorous) To make something worse by diversifying. Tags: humorous, informal, intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Business, Finance Related terms: diworsification
    Sense id: en-diworsify-en-verb-qMGLX4NQ Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

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