From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Vary \Va"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Varied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Varying}.] [OE. varien, F. varier, L. variare, fr. varius
various. See {Various}, and cf. {Variate}.]
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1. To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance,
substance, position, or the like; to make different by a
partial change; to modify; as, to vary the properties,
proportions, or nature of a thing; to vary a posture or an
attitude; to vary one's dress or opinions.
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Shall we vary our device at will,
Even as new occasion appears? --Spenser.
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2. To change to something else; to transmute; to exchange; to
alternate.
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Gods, that never change their state,
Vary oft their love and hate. --Waller.
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We are to vary the customs according to the time and
country where the scene of action lies. --Dryden.
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3. To make of different kinds; to make different from one
another; to diversify; to variegate.
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God hath varied their inclinations. --Sir T.
Browne.
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God hath here
Varied his bounty so with new delights. --Milton.
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4. (Mus.) To embellish; to change fancifully; to present
under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See
{Variation}, 4.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Varying \Va"ry*ing\,
a. & n. from {Vary}.
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{Varying hare} (Zool.), any hare or rabbit which becomes
white in winter, especially the common hare of the
Northern United States and Canada.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
varying
adj 1: marked by diversity or difference; "the varying angles of
roof slope"; "nature is infinitely variable" [syn:
{varying}, {variable}]
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