• (v. t.) To diversify in external appearance; to mark with different colors; to dapple; to streak; as, to variegate a floor with marble of different colors. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/variegate/
Va'ri·e·gate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Variegated ; present participle & verbal noun Variegating .] [ Latin variegatus , past participle of variegare to variegate; varius various + agere... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/7