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The missionaries also told him that the people of the Rio Caura paint themselves of a red ground, and then variegate the colour with transverse stripes of silver mica, so that they look most gallantly dressed.

—John Rutherford, the White Chief

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transitive verb To change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors; streak.
transitive verb To give variety to; make varied.

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Otherwise the categories of your imagination won't multiply and variegate; they won't go (grow) beyond fancy. — Wax Banks
"'Obama White House' is vanilla ice cream with maraschino cherries, and 'BidenBerry' is vanilla ice cream with red raspberry variegate through it." — Penn State Live
That variegate the eternal universe. — The Complete Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley — Volume 3
That variegate the eternal universe; _160 — The Complete Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley — Volume 3
That variegate the eternal universe; — The Complete Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley — Volume 1

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Etymologies (2)

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From Late Latin variegātus, past participle of variegāre : Latin varius, various + Latin agere, to do, drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.

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= Spanish Portuguese variegado, from Late Latin variegatus, past participle of variegare, make of various sorts or colors, from Latin varius, various (see various), + agere, make, do.

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/ˈveɪriegeɪt/

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