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variegate

/ˈvɛɹiəˌɡeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
var-ie-gate
IPA
/ˈvɛɹiəˌɡeɪt/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To add variety to something.

Transitive verb

verb

To change the appearance of something, especially by covering with patches or streaks of different colour.

Transitive verb

verb

To dapple.

adj

variegated

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁wh₂-s-? Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós ▲ Proto-Italic *-jōsinflu. Proto-Italic *-jos Proto-Italic *wasios? Latin varius Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Late Latin variegōbor. English variegate From Late Latin variegāre (“to make of various sorts or colors”), from Latin varius (“various”) + agere (“to make, do”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: variego, varius

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈvɛɹiəˌɡeɪt/
  • British English: /ˈvɛɹiəɡeɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

variegates (present, singular) variegating (participle, present) variegated (participle, past) variegated (past) more variegate (comparative) most variegate (superlative)

Derived Forms

variegation

Phrases

variegate porphyria

Synonyms

diversify enwiden variegate varify vary redecorate remodel reskin maculate mottle spot

Questions

How do you pronounce variegate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɛɹiəˌɡeɪt/.
What does variegate mean?
To add variety to something.
Where does variegate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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