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varied

[vair-eed]
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adjective
  1. characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified: varied backgrounds.
  2. changed; altered: a varied estimate.
  3. having several different colors; variegated.
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Origin of varied

First recorded in 1580–90; vary + -ed2
Related formsvar·ied·ly, adverbvar·ied·ness, nounnon·var·ied, adjectiveun·var·ied, adjectivewell-var·ied, adjective

vary

[vair-ee]
verb (used with object), var·ied, var·y·ing.
  1. to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
  2. to cause to be different from something else: The orchestra varied last night's program with one new selection.
  3. to avoid or relieve from uniformity or monotony; diversify: to vary one's diet.
  4. Music. to alter (a melody or theme) by modification or embellishments without changing its identity.
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verb (used without object), var·ied, var·y·ing.
  1. to show diversity; be different: The age at which children are ready to read varies.
  2. to undergo change in appearance, form, substance, character, etc.: The landscape begins to vary as one drives south.
  3. to change periodically or in succession; differ or alternate: Demand for certain products varies with the season.
  4. to diverge; depart; deviate (usually followed by from): to vary from the norm.
  5. Mathematics. to be subject to change.
  6. Biology. to exhibit variation.
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Origin of vary

1300–50; Middle English varien < Latin variāre, equivalent to vari(us) (see various) + -āre infinitive suffix
Related formsvar·i·er, nounvar·y·ing·ly, adverbin·ter·var·y, verb (used without object), in·ter·var·ied, in·ter·var·y·ing.o·ver·var·y, verb, o·ver·var·ied, o·ver·var·y·ing.self-var·y·ing, adjectiveun·var·y·ing, adjectiveun·var·y·ing·ly, adverb

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1. modify, mutate.
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varied

adjective
  1. displaying or characterized by variety; diverse
  2. modified or alteredthe amount may be varied without notice
  3. varicoloured; variegated
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Derived Formsvariedly, adverbvariedness, noun

vary

verb varies, varying or varied
  1. to undergo or cause to undergo change, alteration, or modification in appearance, character, form, attribute, etc
  2. to be different or cause to be different; be subject to change
  3. (tr) to give variety to
  4. (intr foll by from) to differ, as from a convention, standard, etc
  5. (intr) to change in accordance with another variableher mood varies with the weather; pressure varies directly with temperature and inversely with volume
  6. (tr) music to modify (a theme) by the use of variation
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Derived Formsvarying, adjectivevaryingly, adverb

Word Origin

C14: from Latin variāre, from varius various
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Word Origin and History for varied

adj.

"differing from one another," 1580s, from past participle of vary (q.v.).

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vary

v.

mid-14c. (transitive); late 14c. (intransitive), from Old French varier, from Latin variare "change, alter, make different," from varius "varied, different, spotted;" perhaps related to varus "bent, crooked, knock-kneed," and varix "varicose vein," from a PIE root *wer- (1) "high raised spot or other bodily infirmity" (cf. Old English wearte "wart," Swedish varbulde "pus swelling," Latin verruca "wart"). Related: Varied; varying.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
varied in Medicine

vary

(vâr′ē)
v.
  1. To make or cause changes in the characteristics or attributes of; modify or alter.
  2. To undergo or show change.
  3. To be different; deviate.
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