Dictionary Definition
diversified adj : having variety of character or
form or components; or having increased variety; "a diversified
musical program ranging from classical to modern"; "diversified
farming"; "diversified manufacturing"; "diversified scenery";
"diversified investments" [ant: undiversified]diversify
Verb
1 make (more) diverse; "diversify a course of
study"
2 spread into new habitats and produce variety or
variegate; "The plants on this island diversified" [syn: radiate]
3 vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The
company diversified" [syn: branch out,
broaden] [ant: specialize, specialize] [also: diversified]diversified See
diversify
User Contributed Dictionary
Extensive Definition
Diversified technique is the most commonly used
manipulative technique by chiropractors. Like many
chiropractic and osteopathic manipulative techniques, diversified
is characterized by a high velocity low amplitude thrust.
Diversified is considered the most generic chiropractic
manipulative technique and is differentiated from other techniques
in that it objective is to restore proper movement and alignment of
spine and joint dysfunction
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Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
assorted, at odds, at variance,
capricious, changeable, changing, choppy, contrary, contrasted, contrasting, departing, deviating, deviative, deviatory, different, differentiated, differing, disaccordant, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, discrete, discriminated, disjoined, disorderly, disparate, dissimilar, dissonant, distinct, distinguished, divaricate, divergent, diverging, divers, diverse, diversiform, erose, erratic, heterogeneous, impulsive, in disagreement,
inaccordant,
incompatible,
incongruous,
inconsistent,
inconsonant,
inconstant, inharmonious, irreconcilable, irregular, jagged, jerky, many, many and various, mercurial, motley, multifarious, mutable, nonconformist, nonstandard, nonuniform, of all sorts,
pluralistic, poles
apart, poles asunder, ragged, rough, separate, separated, several, spasmodic, sporadic, sundry, unconformable, unequable, unequal, uneven, unlike, unorthodox, unstable, unsteady, unsystematic, ununiform, variable, variant, varied, variegated, variform, various, varying, wavering, widely apart, worlds
apart