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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
var·y       [vair-ee] Pronunciation Key verb, var·ied, var·y·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1.to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
2.to cause to be different from something else: The orchestra varied last night's program with one new selection.
3.to avoid or relieve from uniformity or monotony; diversify: to vary one's diet.
4.Music. to alter (a melody or theme) by modification or embellishments without changing its identity.
–verb (used without object)
5.to show diversity; be different: The age at which children are ready to read varies.
6.to undergo change in appearance, form, substance, character, etc.: The landscape begins to vary as one drives south.
7.to change periodically or in succession; differ or alternate: Demand for certain products varies with the season.
8.to diverge; depart; deviate (usually fol. by from): to vary from the norm.
9.Mathematics. to be subject to change.
10.Biology. to exhibit variation.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME varien < L variāre, equiv. to vari(us) (see various) + -āre inf. suffix]

var·i·er, noun
var·y·ing·ly, adverb

1. modify, mutate.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
var·y       (vâr'ē, vār'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   var·ied (-ēd), var·y·ing, var·ies (-ēz)

v.   tr.
  1. To make or cause changes in the characteristics or attributes of; modify or alter.
  2. To give variety to; make diverse: vary one's diet.
  3. To introduce under new aspects; express in a different manner: vary a musical tempo.

v.   intr.
  1. To undergo or show change: The temperature varied throughout the day.
  2. To be different; deviate: vary from established patterns of behavior. See Synonyms at differ.
  3. To undergo successive or alternate changes in attributes or qualities: Foliage varies with the seasons.


[Middle English varien, to undergo change, from Old French varier, from Latin variāre, from varius, various.]

var'y·ing·ly adv.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
varying

adjective
marked by diversity or difference; "the varying angles of roof slope"; "nature is infinitely variable" 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Varying

Va"ry*ing\, a. & n. from Vary.

Varying hare (Zo["o]l.), any hare or rabbit which becomes white in winter, especially the common hare of the Northern United States and Canada.

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