variegate

variegate
    v 1: change the appearance of, especially by marking with
         different colors
    2: make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu" [syn:
       {vary}, {variegate}, {motley}]
    

Variegate \Va"ri*e*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Variegated}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Variegating}.] [L. variegatus, p. p. of
   variegare to variegate; varius various + agere to move, make.
   See {Various}, and {Agent}.]
   To diversify in external appearance; to mark with different
   colors; to dapple; to streak; as, to variegate a floor with
   marble of different colors.
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         The shells are filled with a white spar, which
         variegates and adds to the beauty of the stone.
                                                  --Woodward.
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50 Moby Thesaurus words for "variegate":
      band, bar, bespangle, bespeckle, bespot, blotch, break up, check,
      checker, dapple, differ, differentiate, dissent, disunify,
      divaricate, diverge, diversify, dot, flake, fleck, freckle,
      harlequin, iris, maculate, marble, marbleize, motley, mottle,
      pepper, polychrome, polychromize, rainbow, relieve, spangle, speck,
      speckle, splotch, spot, sprinkle, stigmatize, stipple, streak,
      striate, stripe, stud, tattoo, tessellate, variate, vary, vein