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variegate

var·i·e·gate [ vérree ə gàyt, vérri gàyt ] (past and past participle var·i·e·gat·ed, present participle var·i·e·gat·ing, 3rd person present singular var·i·e·gates)

transitive verb

Definition:

1. change look of something: to change the way something looks, especially by adding different colors

2. add variety: to add variety to something

[Mid-17th century. < Latin variegare "make varied" < varius "diverse"]

var·i·e·ga·tion [ vèrri ə gáysh'n, vèrri gáysh'n ] noun

var·i·e·ga·tor [ vérree ə gàytər, vérri gàytər ] noun

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