variegate
UK/'vєәrigeit/US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To mark with different colors or varied patches
使呈杂色，使色彩斑驳
v.
To make varied or diverse; to give variety to
使多样化，使富于变化
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin variegare = varius (varied) + agere (to drive/make) = 'to make varied.' The hidden -eg- piece is the ag root meaning 'drive/make.' To variegate is to drive variety into something — and uniquely in this family it kept the original color sense: marking leaves or stone with different-colored patches.
Root vari still carries 8 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
Frost can variegate the leaves with patches of red and gold.
- 2.
The gardener chose plants that variegate the border with color.
- 3.
Travel helped variegate an otherwise routine life.