Definitions for: Variegate


[v] make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu"
[v] change the appearance of, esp. by marking with different colors



Webster (1913) Definition: Va"ri*e*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Variegated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Variegating.] [L. variegatus, p. p. of
variegare to variegate; varius various + agere to move, make.
See Various, and Agent.]
To diversify in external appearance; to mark with different
colors; to dapple; to streak; as, to variegate a floor with
marble of different colors.

The shells are filled with a white spar, which
variegates and adds to the beauty of the stone.
--Woodward.

Synonyms: motley, vary

See Also: alter, change, checker, chequer, diversify

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