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Variegate

[VER-ee-ə-gait]

Part of speech: verb

Origin: Late Latin, mid-17th century

1.

Alter in appearance, especially by adding different colors.

2.

Make more diverse or varied.

Examples of Variegate in a sentence

"Rebecca wanted to variegate her painting to draw more attention to it during the exhibition."

"The president plans to variegate the Cabinet to include more diverse perspectives."

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