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vary

/ˈvɛəɹi/

noun

Meaning

  • Alteration; change.

verb

Meaning

  • To change with time or a similar parameter.

    "He varies his magic tricks so as to minimize the possibility that any given audience member will see the same trick twice."

  • To institute a change in, from a current state; to modify.

    "You should vary your diet. Eating just bread will do you harm in the end."

  • Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter.

    "His mood varies by the hour."

  • (of the members of a group) To display differences.

    "The sprouting tendency of potatoes varies between cultivars, years and places of growing."

  • To be or act different from the usual.

  • To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversity; to variegate.

  • To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See variation.

  • To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension.

Synonyms

dissent,
take exception,
alter,
change,
fluctuate