Variegate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           The shells are filled with a white spar, which
           variegates and adds to the beauty of the stone.
                                                    --Woodward.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}, {motley}]

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