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English Dictionary: variegate by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
variegate
v
  1. change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors
  2. make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu"
    Synonym(s): vary, variegate, motley
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.
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