variegate

[ vair-ee-i-geyt, vair-i-geyt ]

verb (used with object)

, var·i·e·gat·ed, var·i·e·gat·ing.

1. to make varied in appearance, as by adding different colors.
2. to give variety to; diversify.

variegate

/ ˈvɛərɪˌɡeɪt /

verb

1. to alter the appearance of, esp by adding different colours
2. to impart variety to

Derived Forms

• ˌvarieˈgation, noun

Other Words From

• vari·e·gator noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of variegate¹

1645–55; < Late Latin variegātus (past participle of variegāre to make (something) look varied), equivalent to Latin vari ( us ) various + -eg- (combining form of agere to do; agent ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of variegate¹

C17: from Late Latin variegāre, from Latin varius diverse, various + agere to make

Example Sentences

Body black or sordidly metallic greenish gray, usually yellow pollinose or variegate; gen at most hairy above.

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Possibly the purple patches of relaxation which variegate the lives of the inmates are too few and too far between.

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Their clothes they variegate by steeping them in dyes, which produce a colour not easily effaced.

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The Ashburners and Sedgwicks continue your tradition and even ornament or variegate it with their own original force.

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