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English
Etymology
From Late Latin variegāre (“to make of various sorts or colors”), from Latin varius (“various”) + agere (“to make, do”).
Pronunciation
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; see also 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, (rare, poetic) freck, streak
- To dapple.
- Synonyms: maculate, mottle, spot
Adjective
variegate (not comparable)
- variegated
Derived terms
Further reading
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “variegate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- “variegate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “variegate”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “variegate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Italian
Adjective
variegate
- feminine plural of variegato
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
variegāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of variegō