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Vary
Definitions
- 1 alteration; change. obsolete, uncountable
"With euery gall, and varry of their Masters,"
- 1 To change with time or a similar parameter. transitive
"He varies his magic tricks so as to minimize the possibility that any given audience member will see the same trick twice."
- 2 become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence wordnet
- 3 To institute a change in, from a current state; to modify. transitive
"You should vary your diet. Eating just bread will do you harm in the end."
- 4 make something more diverse and varied wordnet
- 5 Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter. intransitive
"His mood varies by the hour."
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- 6 be at variance with; be out of line with wordnet
- 7 To display differences. intransitive
"The sprouting tendency of potatoes varies between cultivars, years and places of growing."
- 8 be subject to change in accordance with a variable wordnet
- 9 To be or act different from the usual. intransitive
"I'm not comfortable with 3.Nc3 in the Caro-Kann, so I decided to vary and play exd5."
- 10 To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversify; to variegate. transitive
"God hath[…] varied their inclinations."
- 11 To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See variation. transitive
- 12 To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension. intransitive, obsolete
"the rich jewel which we vary for"
Etymology
From Middle English varien, from Old French varier, from Latin variō (“to change, alter, make different”), from varius (“different, various”); see various.
From Middle English varien, from Old French varier, from Latin variō (“to change, alter, make different”), from varius (“different, various”); see various.
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