variegate

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

/ ˈvɛər i ɪˌgeɪt, ˈvɛər ɪˌgeɪt /

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verb (used with object), var·i·e·gat·ed, var·i·e·gat·ing.

to make varied in appearance, as by adding different colors.

to give variety to; diversify.

Origin of variegate

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; see agent) + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM variegate

var·i·e·ga·tor, noun

Words nearby variegate

varicotomy, varicula, varicule, varied, varied thrush, variegate, variegated, variegate porphyria, variegation, varier, varietal

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Example sentences from the Web for variegate

Possibly the purple patches of relaxation which variegate the lives of the inmates are too few and too far between.
The Vagrancy Problem.|William Harbutt Dawson
Their clothes they variegate by steeping them in dyes, which produce a colour not easily effaced.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3)|Strabo
The Ashburners and Sedgwicks continue your tradition and even ornament or variegate it with their own original force.
Notes of a Son and Brother|Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for variegate

variegate

/ (ˈvɛərɪˌɡeɪt) /

verb (tr)

to alter the appearance of, esp by adding different colours

to impart variety to

Derived forms of variegate

variegation, noun

Word Origin for variegate

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

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单词	variegate
释义	variegate [ vair-ee-i-geyt, vair-i-geyt ] / ˈvɛər i ɪˌgeɪt, ˈvɛər ɪˌgeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR variegate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), var·i·e·gat·ed, var·i·e·gat·ing. to make varied in appearance, as by adding different colors. to give variety to; diversify. Origin of variegate 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; see agent) + -ātus-ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM variegate var·i·e·ga·tor, noun Words nearby variegate varicotomy, varicula, varicule, varied, varied thrush, variegate, variegated, variegate porphyria, variegation, varier, varietal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for variegate Possibly the purple patches of relaxation which variegate the lives of the inmates are too few and too far between. The Vagrancy Problem.\|William Harbutt Dawson Their clothes they variegate by steeping them in dyes, which produce a colour not easily effaced. The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3)\|Strabo The Ashburners and Sedgwicks continue your tradition and even ornament or variegate it with their own original force. Notes of a Son and Brother\|Henry James British Dictionary definitions for variegate variegate / (ˈvɛərɪˌɡeɪt) / verb (tr) to alter the appearance of, esp by adding different colours to impart variety to Derived forms of variegate variegation, noun Word Origin for variegate C17: from Late Latin variegāre, from Latin varius diverse, various + agere to make Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to variegate smear, spot, daub, band, fleck, stripe, slash, dapple, marble, vein, striate, strake
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variegate

verb (used with object), var·i·e·gat·ed, var·i·e·gat·ing.

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verb (tr)

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