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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Variegate

/vĕr'-ĭg-āt/ · Va·ri·e·gate · IPA /ˈvɛɹiəˌɡeɪt/
01 v. t. To diversify in external appearance; to mark with different colors; to dapple; to streak; as, to variegate a floor with marble of different…
imp. & p. p. Variegated; p. pr. & vb. n. Variegating
  1. 1.
    To diversify in external appearance; to mark with different colors; to dapple; to streak; as, to variegate a floor with marble of different colors.
    “The shells are filled with a white spar, which variegates and adds to the beauty of the stone.” Woodward.