1 definition found 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.

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