Hypertext Webster Gateway: "variegate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Variegate \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
variegate
v : make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu"
[syn: {vary}, {motley}]
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