'Variegate' definitions:

Definition of 'variegate'

From: WordNet
verb
Change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors
verb
Make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu" [syn: vary, variegate, motley]

Definition of 'Variegate'

From: GCIDE
  • Variegate \Va"ri*e*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Variegated; p. pr. & vb. n. Variegating.] [L. variegatus, p. p. of variegare to variegate; varius various + agere to move, make. See Various, and Agent.] To diversify in external appearance; to mark with different colors; to dapple; to streak; as, to variegate a floor with marble of different colors. [1913 Webster]
  • The shells are filled with a white spar, which variegates and adds to the beauty of the stone. --Woodward. [1913 Webster]