variegate
         v 1: change the appearance of, especially by marking with
               different colors
         2: make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu" [syn:
            {vary}, {variegate}, {motley}]

English Dictionary: veracity	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
variegated adj having a variety of colors [syn: varicolored, varicoloured, variegated]
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variegated horsetail n northern North America; Greenland; northern and central Europe Synonym(s): variegated horsetail, variegated scouring rush, Equisetum variegatum
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variegated scouring rush n northern North America; Greenland; northern and central Europe Synonym(s): variegated horsetail, variegated scouring rush, Equisetum variegatum
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variegation n variability in coloration the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered); "my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments"; "he limited his losses by diversification of his product line" Synonym(s): diversification, variegation
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varsity n a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University a team representing a college or university Synonym(s): varsity, first team
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varsity letter n an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports" Synonym(s): letter, varsity letter
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varsity sock n a sock worn for athletic events [syn: athletic sock, sweat sock, varsity sock]
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veracity n unwillingness to tell lies Antonym(s): mendacity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
versatile adj having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition" Synonym(s): versatile, various changeable or inconstant; "versatile moods" competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another; "a versatile writer" able to move freely in all directions; "an owl's versatile toe can move backward and forward"; "an insect's versatile antennae can move up and down or laterally"; "a versatile anther of a flower moves freely in the wind"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
versatility n having a wide variety of skills
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versed adj thoroughly acquainted through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read Synonym(s): intimate, knowledgeable, versed n an injectable form of benzodiazepine (trade name Versed) useful for sedation and for reducing pain during uncomfortable medical procedures Synonym(s): midazolam, Versed
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verst n a Russian unit of length (1.067 km)
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Virgo the Virgin n the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22 Synonym(s): Virgo, Virgo the Virgin, Virgin
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viricidal adj tending to destroy viruses [syn: viricidal, virucidal]
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viricide n an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses Synonym(s): viricide, virucide
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virucidal adj tending to destroy viruses [syn: viricidal, virucidal]
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virucide n an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses Synonym(s): viricide, virucide
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virusoid n the smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat Synonym(s): viroid, virusoid
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voracity n excessive desire to eat [syn: edacity, esurience, ravenousness, voracity, voraciousness] extreme gluttony Synonym(s): edacity, esurience, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, voraciousness
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voyeuristic adj of or relating to voyeurs or voyeurism; "his voyeuristic pleasures" Synonym(s): voyeuristic, voyeuristical
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voyeuristical adj of or relating to voyeurs or voyeurism; "his voyeuristic pleasures" Synonym(s): voyeuristic, voyeuristical
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voyeuristically adv like a voyeur; "he sneaks voyeuristically around the swimming pool"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Varicotomy \Var`i*cot"o*my\, n. [See {Varix}; {-tomy}.] (Surg.)       Excision of a varicosity.
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 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Variegated \Va"ri*e*ga`ted\, a.       Having marks or patches of different colors; as, variegated       leaves, or flowers.                   Ladies like variegated tulips show.         --Pope.
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Variegation \Va`ri*e*ga"tion\, n.       The act of variegating or diversifying, or the state of being       diversified, by different colors; diversity of colors.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Variscite \Var"is*cite\, n. [So called from Variscia in       Germany.] (Min.)       An apple-green mineral occurring in reniform masses. It is a       hydrous phosphate of alumina.
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Varsity \Var"si*ty\, n.       Colloq. contr. of {University}.
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Veracity \Ve*rac"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. v[82]racit[82].]       The quality or state of being veracious; habitual observance       of truth; truthfulness; truth; as, a man of veracity.
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Verge \Verge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Verged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Verging}.] [L. vergere to bend, turn, incline; cf. Skr.       v[?]j to turn.]       1. To border upon; to tend; to incline; to come near; to             approach.          2. To tend downward; to bend; to slope; as, a hill verges to             the north.                         Our soul, from original instinct, vergeth towards                      him as its center.                              --Barrow.                         I find myself verging to that period of life which                      is to be labor and sorrow.                  --Swift.
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Vergett82 \Ver`get`t[82]"\, a. [Cf. F. verget[82].]       Divided by pallets, or pales; paly. --W. Berry.
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Vergette \Ver*gette"\, n. (Her.)       A small pale.
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Very \Ver"y\, a. [Compar. {Verier}; superl. {Veriest}.] [OE.       verai, verray, OF. verai, vrai, F. vrai, (assumed) LL.       veracus, for L. verax true, veracious, fr. verus true; akin       to OHG. & OS. w[be]r, G. wahr, D. waar; perhaps originally,       that is or exists, and akin to E. was. Cf. {Aver}, v. t.,       {Veracious}, {Verdict}, {Verity}.]       True; real; actual; veritable.                   Whether thou be my very son Esau or not. --Gen. xxvii.                                                                               21.                   He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he                that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.                                                                               --Prov. xvii.                                                                               9.                   The very essence of truth is plainness and brightness.                                                                               --Milton.                   I looked on the consideration of public service or                public ornament to be real and very justice. --Burke.          Note: Very is sometimes used to make the word with which it                is connected emphatic, and may then be paraphrased by                same, self-same, itself, and the like. [bd]The very                hand, the very words.[b8] --Shak. [bd]The very rats                instinctively have quit it.[b8] --Shak. [bd]Yea, there                where very desolation dwells.[b8] --Milton. Very is                used occasionally in the comparative degree, and more                frequently in the superlative. [bd]Was not my lord the                verier wag of the two?[b8] --Shak. [bd]The veriest                hermit in the nation.[b8] --Pope. [bd]He had spoken the                very truth, and transformed it into the veriest                falsehood.[b8] --Hawthorne.          {Very Reverend}. See the Note under {Reverend}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Versatile \Ver"sa*tile\, a. [L. versatilis, fr. versare to turn       around, v. freq. of vertere: cf. F. versatile. See {Verse}.]       1. Capable of being turned round. --Harte.          2. Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable;             unsteady; inconstant; as versatile disposition.          3. Turning with ease from one thing to another; readily             applied to a new task, or to various subjects; many-sided;             as, versatile genius; a versatile politician.                         Conspicuous among the youths of high promise . . .                      was the quick and versatile [Charles] Montagu.                                                                               --Macaulay.          4. (Nat. Hist.) Capable of turning; freely movable; as, a             versatile anther, which is fixed at one point to the             filament, and hence is very easily turned around; a             versatile toe of a bird. -- {Ver"sa*tile*ly}, adv. -- --             {Ver"sa*tile*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Versatile \Ver"sa*tile\, a. [L. versatilis, fr. versare to turn       around, v. freq. of vertere: cf. F. versatile. See {Verse}.]       1. Capable of being turned round. --Harte.          2. Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable;             unsteady; inconstant; as versatile disposition.          3. Turning with ease from one thing to another; readily             applied to a new task, or to various subjects; many-sided;             as, versatile genius; a versatile politician.                         Conspicuous among the youths of high promise . . .                      was the quick and versatile [Charles] Montagu.                                                                               --Macaulay.          4. (Nat. Hist.) Capable of turning; freely movable; as, a             versatile anther, which is fixed at one point to the             filament, and hence is very easily turned around; a             versatile toe of a bird. -- {Ver"sa*tile*ly}, adv. -- --             {Ver"sa*tile*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Versatile \Ver"sa*tile\, a. [L. versatilis, fr. versare to turn       around, v. freq. of vertere: cf. F. versatile. See {Verse}.]       1. Capable of being turned round. --Harte.          2. Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable;             unsteady; inconstant; as versatile disposition.          3. Turning with ease from one thing to another; readily             applied to a new task, or to various subjects; many-sided;             as, versatile genius; a versatile politician.                         Conspicuous among the youths of high promise . . .                      was the quick and versatile [Charles] Montagu.                                                                               --Macaulay.          4. (Nat. Hist.) Capable of turning; freely movable; as, a             versatile anther, which is fixed at one point to the             filament, and hence is very easily turned around; a             versatile toe of a bird. -- {Ver"sa*tile*ly}, adv. -- --             {Ver"sa*tile*ness}, n.
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Versatility \Ver`sa*til"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. versatilit[82].]       The quality or state of being versatile; versatileness.
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Verse \Verse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Versed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Versing}.]       To tell in verse, or poetry. [Obs.]                   Playing on pipes of corn and versing love. --Shak.
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Versed \Versed\, a. [Cf. F. vers[82], L. versatus, p. p. of       versari to turn about frequently, to turn over, to be engaged       in a thing, passive of versare. See {Versant}, a.]       Acquainted or familiar, as the result of experience, study,       practice, etc.; skilled; practiced.                   Deep versed in books and shallow in himself. --Milton.                   Opinions . . . derived from studying the Scriptures,                wherein he was versed beyond any person of his age.                                                                               --Southey.                   These men were versed in the details of business.                                                                               --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Versed \Versed\, a. [L. versus turned, p. p. vertere. See 1st       {Versed}.] (Math.)       Turned.          {Versed sine}. See under {Sine}, and Illust. of {Functions}.
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Versed \Versed\, a. [L. versus turned, p. p. vertere. See 1st       {Versed}.] (Math.)       Turned.          {Versed sine}. See under {Sine}, and Illust. of {Functions}.
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Sine \Sine\, n. [LL. sinus a sine, L. sinus bosom, used in       translating the Ar. jaib, properly, bosom, but probably read       by mistake (the consonants being the same) for an original       j[c6]ba sine, from Skr. j[c6]va bowstring, chord of an arc,       sine.] (Trig.)             (a) The length of a perpendicular drawn from one extremity                   of an arc of a circle to the diameter drawn through                   the other extremity.             (b) The perpendicular itself. See {Sine of angle}, below.          {Artificial sines}, logarithms of the natural sines, or             logarithmic sines.          {Curve of sines}. See {Sinusoid}.          {Natural sines}, the decimals expressing the values of the             sines, the radius being unity.          {Sine of an angle}, in a circle whose radius is unity, the             sine of the arc that measures the angle; in a right-angled             triangle, the side opposite the given angle divided by the             hypotenuse. See {Trigonometrical function}, under             {Function}.          {Versed sine}, that part of the diameter between the sine and             the arc.
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Verset \Vers"et\, n. [F.]       A verse. [Obs.] --Milton.
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Verst \Verst\, n. [Russ. versta: cf. F. verste.]       A Russian measure of length containing 3,500 English feet.       [Written also {werst}.]
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Versute \Ver*sute"\, a. [L. versutus, fr. vertere, versum, to       turn.]       Crafty; wily; cunning; artful. [R.]
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Virgate \Vir"gate\, n. [LL. virgata, virgata terrae, so much       land as virga terrae, a land measure, contains, fr. L. virga       a twig, rod.]       A yardland, or measure of land varying from fifteen to forty       acres. [Obs.] --T. Warton.
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Virgate \Vir"gate\, a. [L. virgatus made of twigs, fr. virga a       twig, rod. See {Verge} a rod.] (Bot.)       Having the form of a straight rod; wand-shaped; straight and       slender.
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Virgated \Vir"ga*ted\, a. [L. virgatus striped. See {Virgate},       a.]       Striped; streaked. [Obs.]
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Voracity \Vo*rac"i*ty\, n. [L. voracitas: cf. F. voracit[82].]       The quality of being voracious; voraciousness.