diversify vs variegate

diversify and variegate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
diversify	No	No	Yes	No
variegate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, variegate is a hyponym of diversify; that is, variegate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diversify:

Other hyponyms of diversify include motley, vary.

diversify (verb)	variegate (verb)
vary in order to spread risk or to expand	make something more diverse and varied
make (more) diverse	change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors
spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate