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VARIED
varied
(adjective) broken away from sameness or identity or duplication; “her quickly varied answers indicated uncertainty”
varied, wide-ranging
(adjective) widely different; “varied motives prompt people to join a political party”; “varied ethnic traditions of the immigrants”
varied
(adjective) characterized by variety; “immigrants’ varied ethnic and religious traditions”; “his work is interesting and varied”
VARY
change, alter, vary
(verb) become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one’s or its former characteristics or essence; “her mood changes in accordance with the weather”; “The supermarket’s selection of vegetables varies according to the season”
vary, variegate, motley
(verb) make something more diverse and varied; “Vary the menu”
deviate, vary, diverge, depart
(verb) be at variance with; be out of line with
vary
(verb) be subject to change in accordance with a variable; “Prices vary”; “His moods vary depending on the weather”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
varied
simple past tense and past participle of vary
Adjective
varied (comparative more varied, superlative most varied)
diverse or miscellaneous
having been changed or modified
variegated
Source: Wiktionary
Va"ried, a.
Definition: Changed; altered; various; diversified; as, a varied experience; varied interests; varied scenery.
– Va"ried*ly, adv. The varied fields of science, ever new. Cowper.
VARY
Va"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Varied; p. pr. & vb. n. Varying.] Etym: [OE. varien, F. varier, L. variare, fr. varius various. See Various, and cf. Variate.]
1. To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance, substance, position, or the like; to make different by a partial change; to modify; as, to vary the properties, proportions, or nature of a thing; to vary a posture or an attitude; to vary one's dress or opinions. Shall we vary our device at will, Even as new occasion appears Spenser.
2. To change to something else; to transmute; to exchange; to alternate. Gods, that never change their state, Vary oft their love and hate. Waller. We are to vary the customs according to the time and country where the scene of action lies. Dryden.
3. To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversity; to variegate. God hath varied their inclinations. Sir T. Browne. God hath here Varied his bounty so with new delights. Milton.
4. (Mus.)
Definition: To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See Variation, 4.
Va"ry, v. i.
1. To alter, or be altered, in any manner; to suffer a partial change; to become different; to be modified; as, colors vary in different lights. That each from other differs, first confess; Next, that he varies from himself no less. Pope.
2. To differ, or be different; to be unlike or diverse; as, the laws of France vary from those of England.
3. To alter or change in succession; to alternate; as, one mathematical quantity varies inversely as another. While fear and anger, with alternate grace, Pant in her breast, and vary in her face. Addison.
4. To deviate; to depart; to swerve; -- followed by from; as, to vary from the law, or from reason. Locke.
5. To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension; as, men vary in opinion. The rich jewel which we vary for. Webster (1623).
Va"ry, n.
Definition: Alteration; change. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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