| 单词 | variegate |
| 释义 | variegate (once / 2618 pages) v To variegate is to make something more irregular, especially its color. You can variegate your yard by planting different colors of blooming flowers all over it. When you variegate your life in some way, you make it more interesting and varied. While it's more common to see the adjective variegated, particularly when people talk about dappled or streaked color, you can use the verb to talk about diversifying or mixing things. You can variegate your education, for example, by studying many different subjects. The Latin root, variegare, means "diversify with different colors." WORD FAMILYvariegate: variegated, variegates, variegating, variegation+/variegation: variegations USAGE EXAMPLESThe nature of belief is far too variegated for that. Time(Dec 22, 2016) The flowers include red amaryllis, variegated spider amaryllis, burgundy and red roses, red lilies and gloriosa lilies. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) John le Carré gives a virtuoso reading of his own memoir, a compilation of episodes from a variegated life. Washington Post(Nov 16, 2016) 1v make something more diverse and varied Syn|Hypo|Hyper motley, vary checker, chequer variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns diversify make (more) diverse 2v change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors Hyper alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
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