variegate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors
  2. verb make something more diverse and varied
    motley; vary.
    • Vary the menu

WordNet

Va"ri*e*gate transitive verb
Etymology
L. variegatus, p. p. of variegare to variegate; varius various + agere to move, make. See Various, and Agent.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Variegated ; present participle & verbal noun Variegating
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913