"variegate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈvɛɹiəɡeɪt/ [UK], /ˈvɛɹiəˌɡeɪt/ [General-American] Audio: en-uk-variegate.ogg
Etymology: From Late Latin variegāre (“to make of various sorts or colors”), from Latin varius (“various”) + agere (“to make, do”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|variego|variegāre|to make of various sorts or colors}} Late Latin variegāre (“to make of various sorts or colors”), {{der|en|la|varius||various}} Latin varius (“various”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} variegate (not comparable)
  1. variegated Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: variegate porphyria, variegation
    Sense id: en-variegate-en-adj-PLuHGQsr

Verb

IPA: /ˈvɛɹiəɡeɪt/ [UK], /ˈvɛɹiəˌɡeɪt/ [General-American] Audio: en-uk-variegate.ogg Forms: variegates [present, singular, third-person], variegating [participle, present], variegated [participle, past], variegated [past]
Etymology: From Late Latin variegāre (“to make of various sorts or colors”), from Latin varius (“various”) + agere (“to make, do”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|variego|variegāre|to make of various sorts or colors}} Late Latin variegāre (“to make of various sorts or colors”), {{der|en|la|varius||various}} Latin varius (“various”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} variegate (third-person singular simple present variegates, present participle variegating, simple past and past participle variegated)
  1. (transitive) To add variety to something. Tags: transitive Synonyms: diversify, diversify
    Sense id: en-variegate-en-verb-CqZRZCdQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 36 27 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 40 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 47 17 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 48 17 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 51 15 17
  2. (transitive) To change the appearance of something, especially by covering with patches or streaks of different colour. Tags: transitive Synonyms: redecorate, remodel, reskin Translations (covering with patches or streaks of different colour]]): пъстря (pǎstrja) [feminine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-variegate-en-verb-lcNOdPxH Disambiguation of 'covering with patches or streaks of different colour]]': 1 95 4
  3. To dapple. Synonyms: maculate, mottle, spot
    Sense id: en-variegate-en-verb-86fVkV7P

Inflected forms

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