variegate
[ vair-ee-i-geyt, vair-i-geyt ]
/ ˈvɛər i ɪˌgeɪt, ˈvɛər ɪˌgeɪt /
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verb (used with object), var·i·e·gat·ed, var·i·e·gat·ing.
to make varied in appearance, as by adding different colors.
to give variety to; diversify.
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Origin of variegate
OTHER WORDS FROM variegate
var·i·e·ga·tor, nounWords nearby variegate
varicotomy, varicula, varicule, varied, varied thrush, variegate, variegated, variegate porphyria, variegation, varier, varietal
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Example sentences from the Web for variegate
Body black or sordidly metallic greenish gray, usually yellow pollinose or variegate; gen at most hairy above.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert RileyPossibly the purple patches of relaxation which variegate the lives of the inmates are too few and too far between.
The Vagrancy Problem.|William Harbutt DawsonTheir clothes they variegate by steeping them in dyes, which produce a colour not easily effaced.
The Ashburners and Sedgwicks continue your tradition and even ornament or variegate it with their own original force.
Notes of a Son and Brother|Henry James
British Dictionary definitions for variegate
variegate
/ (ˈvɛərɪˌɡeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to alter the appearance of, esp by adding different colours
to impart variety to
Derived forms of variegate
variegation, nounWord Origin for variegate
C17: from Late Latin variegāre, from Latin varius diverse, various + agere to make
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