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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The shells are filled with a white spar, which
           variegates and adds to the beauty of the stone.
                                                    --Woodward.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
           The shells are filled with a white spar, which
           variegates and adds to the beauty of the stone.
                                                    --Woodward.

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 English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  variegate
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it variegato)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la variegō  2 p pres actv impr)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  variegate
     a.
     variegated
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To add variety to something.
     2 (lb en transitive) To change the appearance of something,
  especially by covering with patches or streaks of different colour.
     3 To dapple.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  variegate
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it variegato)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la variegō  2 p pres actv impr)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  variegate
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it variegato)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la variegō  2 p pres actv impr)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Variegate /vˈeəɹɪɡˌeɪt/
  لوّن

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  variegate /vˈeəɹɪɡˌeɪt/ 
  zpestřit

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  variegate /vˈeəɹɪɡˌeɪt/ 
  abwandeln, variieren, bunt gestalten 
   see: variegating, variegated, variegates, variegated
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  variegate /vˈeəɹɪɡˌeɪt/ 
  beleben 
   see: variegating, variegated
  

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  variegate /vˈeəɹɪɡˌeɪt/
  1. renk renk yapmak, renklendirmek
  2. değişiklik katmak, çeşitlemek. variegated  renk renk, alaca
  3. çeşitli. variega'tion  renklilik
  4. çeşitlilik.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈvɛɹɪɡeɪt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  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
  
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 使成斑驳,使多样化

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