variegate verb trans. ['vɛ:rɪgeɪt, 'vɛ:rɪǝ-] M17.
[Latin variegat- pa. ppl stem of variegare make varied, from varius VARIOUS: see -ATE³.]
1. Diversify; give variety to; enliven with differences or changes. M17.
b. esp. Make varied in colour or appearance; mark with irregular patches or streaks of different colours or appearance. E18.

2. Vary by change or alteration. rare. L17.

■ variegator noun (rare) a person who or thing which variegates something L19.

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