adj
Meaning 1
variegated
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
variegate
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈvɛɹiəɡeɪt/
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General-American: /ˈvɛɹiəˌɡeɪt/
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CMU ARPABET: V EH1 R IH0 G EY0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To add variety to something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: diversify, enwiden, variegate, varify, vary
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To change the appearance of something, especially by covering with patches or streaks of different colour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: redecorate, remodel, reskin
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To dapple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: maculate, mottle, spot
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
make something more diverse and varied
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Vary the menu
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vary, motley
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: diversify
Narrower terms: checker, chequer
verb
Meaning 6
change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin varius Proto-Indo-European *h2eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h2éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Late Latin variegōbor. English variegate From Late Latin variegāre (“to make of various sorts or colors”), from Latin varius (“various”) + agere (“to make, do”).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: пъстря (pǎstrja) — covering with patches or streaks of different colour