 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
variegate
verb
1: change the appearance of, especially by marking with
different colors
2: make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu"
[syn: {vary}, {motley}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Variegate \Va"ri*e*gate\, verb (used with an object) [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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "variegate":
band, bar, bespangle, bespeckle, bespot, blotch, break up, check,
checker, dapple, differ, differentiate, dissent, disunify,
divaricate, diverge, diversify, dot, flake, fleck, freckle,
harlequin, iris, maculate, marble, marbleize, motley, mottle,
pepper, polychrome, polychromize, rainbow, relieve, spangle, speck,
speckle, splotch, spot, sprinkle, stigmatize, stipple, streak,
striate, stripe, stud, tattoo, tessellate, variate, vary, vein
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