variegating

Variant of variegate

variegate definition

vari·egate (ver′ē ə gāt′, var′-)

transitive verb variegated -·gat′·ed, variegating -·gat′·ing

  1. to make varied in appearance by differences, as in colors
  2. to give variety to; diversify

Etymology: < L variegatus, pp. of variegare < varius: see vary

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