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variegate |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: variegate v : make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu" [syn: {vary}, {motley}]
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