'Variegate' definitions:
Definition of 'variegate'
From: WordNet
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]
Synonyms of 'variegate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- band,
- bar,
- bespangle,
- bespeckle,
- bespot,
- blotch,
- break up,
- check,
- checker,
- dapple,
- differ,
- differentiate,
- dissent,
- disunify,
- divaricate,
- diverge,
- diversify,
- dot,
- flake,
- fleck,
- freckle,
- harlequin,
- iris,
- maculate,
- marble,
- marbleize,
- motley,
- mottle,
- pepper,
- polychrome,
- polychromize,
- rainbow,
- relieve,
- spangle,
- speck,
- speckle,
- splotch,
- spot,
- sprinkle,
- stigmatize,
- stipple,
- streak,
- striate,
- stripe,
- stud,
- tattoo,
- tessellate,
- variate,
- vary,
- vein