Vary

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To make or cause changes in the characteristics or attributes of; modify or alter.
  • v. To give variety to; make diverse: vary one's diet.
  • v. To introduce under new aspects; express in a different manner: vary a musical tempo.
  • verb-intransitive. To undergo or show change: The temperature varied throughout the day.
  • verb-intransitive. To be different; deviate: vary from established patterns of behavior. See Synonyms at differ.
  • verb-intransitive. To undergo successive or alternate changes in attributes or qualities: Foliage varies with the seasons.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To change with time or a similar parameter.
  • v. To institute a change in, from a current state; to modify.
  • v. Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter.
  • v. To display differences.
  • v. To be or act different from the usual.
  • n. Alteration; change.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance, substance, position, or the like; to make different by a partial change; to modify
  • v. To change to something else; to transmute; to exchange; to alternate.
  • v. To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversify; to variegate.
  • v. To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See Variation, 4.
  • verb-intransitive. To alter, or be altered, in any manner; to suffer a partial change; to become different; to be modified.
  • verb-intransitive. To differ, or be different; to be unlike or diverse.
  • verb-intransitive. To alter or change in succession; to alternate.
  • verb-intransitive. To deviate; to depart; to swerve; -- followed by from.
  • verb-intransitive. To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension.
  • n. Alteration; change.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To change; alter: as, to vary the conditions of an experiment.
  • To diversify: modify; relieve from uniformity or monotony.
  • To change to something else; transmute.
  • To make of different kinds; make diverse or different one from another.
  • To express variously; diversify in terms or forms of expression.
  • In music, to embellish or alter (a melody or theme) without really changing its identity. See variation, 9.
  • To alter or be altered in any manner; suffer a partial change; appear in different or various forms; be modified; be changeable.
  • To differ or be different; be unlike or diverse: as, the laws of different countries vary.
  • To become unlike one's self; undergo variation, as in purpose or opinion.
  • To deviate; depart; swerve.
  • To alter or change in succession; foliow alternately; alternate.
  • To disagree; be at variance.
  • To turn out otherwise.
  • In math, analysis, to be subject to continual increase or decrease: as, a quantity conceived to vary, or have different values in the same equation.
  • In biology, to be varied or subject to variation, as by natural or artificial selection; exhibit variation. See variability, 2, variation, 8, and variety, 6.
  • n. Alteration; change; variation.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. be subject to change in accordance with a variable
  • v. make something more diverse and varied
  • v. become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
  • v. be at variance with; be out of line with
  • Verb Form
    varied    varies    varying   
    Cross Reference
    differ    deviate    varying hare   
    Variant
    varied   
    Hyponym
    alternate    specialize    modulate    let out    branch out    broaden    adapt    diversify    avianise    jump   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    modify    transmute    exchange    alternate    diversify    variegate    deviate    depart    swerve    disagree   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Arie    Azeri    Barrie    Barry    Berri    Berry    Bury    Canary    Carey    Carrie   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts