VARIEGATE

vary, variegate, motley

(verb) make something more diverse and varied; “Vary the menu”

variegate

(verb) change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

variegate (third-person singular simple present variegates, present participle variegating, simple past and past participle variegated)

(transitive) To add variety to something.

Synonyms: diversify, Thesaurus:diversify

(transitive) To change the appearance of something, especially by covering with patches or streaks of different colour.

Synonyms: redecorate, remodel, reskin

Hyponyms: checker, freck (rare, poetic), streak

To dapple.

Synonyms: maculate, mottle, spot

Adjective

variegate (not comparable)

variegated

Source: Wiktionary

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Va"ri*e*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Variegated; p. pr. & vb. n. Variegating.] Etym: [L. variegatus, p. p. of variegare to variegate; varius various + agere to move, make. See Various, and Agent.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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