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VARIEGATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make something more diverse and varied

Example:

Vary the menu

Synonyms:

motley; variegate; vary

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "variegate" is one way to...):

diversify (make (more) diverse)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "variegate"):

checker; chequer (variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

variegation (the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "variegate" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

variegation (variability in coloration)

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