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Vary

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo 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."
2.VerbTo 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."
3.VerbNot to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter.
"His mood varies by the hour.; The sine function varies between −1 and 1."
4.VerbTo display differences.
"The sprouting tendency of potatoes varies between cultivars, years and places of growing."
5.VerbTo be or act different from the usual.
"I'm not comfortable with 3.Nc3 in the Caro-Kann, so I decided to vary and play exd5."
6.VerbTo make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversify; to variegate.
7.VerbTo embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See variation.
8.VerbTo disagree; to be at variance or in dissension.
9.Nounalteration; change.
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