variegate
/ˈveɹɪɡeɪt/VEH-rih-gayt
/ˈvɛɹɪɡeɪt/VEH-rih-gayt
Meaningto make varied
Common meaning: to mark with patches of colour
- varichanging, mottledLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1958 · scan
- egateto make
Journey through time
- Latinvariegare‘to make various’source
- Englishvariegate‘to mark with patches of colour’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin varius ‘changing, mottled’.
Roots
- varius, -a, -um Latin “changing, mottled”
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