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The Meaning of vary
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(v. t.) 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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(v. t.) To change to something else; to transmute; to exchange; to alternate.
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(v. t.) To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversity; to variegate.
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(v. t.) To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See Variation, 4.
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(v. i.) To alter, or be altered, in any manner; to suffer a partial change; to become different; to be modified; as, colors vary in different lights.
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(v. i.) To differ, or be different; to be unlike or diverse; as, the laws of France vary from those of England.
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(v. i.) To alter or change in succession; to alternate; as, one mathematical quantity varies inversely as another.
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(v. i.) To deviate; to depart; to swerve; -- followed by from; as, to vary from the law, or from reason.
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(v. i.) To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension; as, men vary in opinion.
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(n.) Alteration; change.
Synonyms
change
,
interchange
,
variegate
,
interpolate
,
alter
,
motley
,
modify
,
commute
,
shift
,
exchange
,
neuter
,
falsify
,
castrate
,
spay
,
depart
,
convert
,
switch
,
transfer
,
deviate
,
diverge
,
deepen
,
go
,
quit
,
sidetrack
,
divert
,
take leave
,
go away
,
start out
,
take off
,
part
,
start
,
set off
,
digress
,
pull up stakes
,
straggle
,
set forth
,
leave
,
set out
,
parti-color
,
transmute
,
metamorphose
,
substitute
,
turn
,
transfigure
,
diversify
,
qualify
,
transform
,
veer
Antonyms
abide
,
continue
,
hold
,
persist
,
retain
,
bide
,
endure
,
keep
,
remain
,
stay
Homophones
verri
,
verry
,
very
Rhymes
adversary
,
aerie
,
airey
,
airy
,
alarie
,
ameri
,
ancillary
,
apothecary
,
arbitrary
,
arie
,
ary
,
asbury
,
auberry
,
aviary
,
azeri
,
balistreri
,
banbury
,
barberi
,
barey
,
barillari
,
barre
,
barrie
,
barry
,
beneficiary
,
berrey
,
berri
,
berrie
,
berry
,
bicentenary
,
blackberry
,
blueberry
,
bollettieri
,
boveri
,
bradberry
,
bradbury
,
buccheri
,
budgetary
,
bury
,
cadbury
,
camilleri
,
canary
,
canterbury
,
canzoneri
,
capillary
,
carey
,
carie
,
carrey
,
carrie
,
carry
,
cary
,
cassowary
,
cautionary
,
cemetery
,
centenary
,
cheri
,
cherie
,
cherry
,
chery
,
clary
,
cometary
,
commentary
,
commissary
,
concessionary
,
confectionary
,
confectionery
,
constabulary
,
contemporary
,
contrary
,
corollary
,
coronary
,
counterrevolutionary
,
cranberry
,
culinary
,
curreri
,
customary
,
dairy
,
deflationary
,
depositary
,
derry
,
dery
,
dewberry
,
dictionary
,
dietary
,
dignitary
,
disciplinary
,
discretionary
,
disinflationary
,
dispensary
,
diversionary
,
dogberry
,
dromedary
,
dubarry
,
dysentery
,
emissary
,
epistolary
,
estuary
,
evolutionary
,
exclusionary
,
expeditionary
,
extraordinary
,
eyrie
,
fairey
,
fairy
,
feb
,
february
,
ferreri
,
ferri
,
ferrie
,
ferry
,
fery
,
fiduciary
,
formulary
,
fragmentary
,
francesmary
,
frary
,
functionary
,
funerary
,
gadberry
,
garry
,
gary
,
gerri
,
gerrie
,
gerry
,
gery
,
glary
,
glengarry
,
gooseberry
,
granberry
,
guarneri
,
hackberry
,
hairy
,
hanberry
,
hanbury
,
harry
,
hereditary
,
herry
,
honorary
,
huckleberry
,
illusionary
,
imaginary
,
inflationary
,
interdisciplinary
,
interplanetary
,
involuntary
,
itinerary
,
january
,
jere
,
jeri
,
jerri
,
jerrie
,
jerry
,
judiciary
,
kairey
,
kari
,
karry
,
kary
,
kerrey
,
kerri
,
kerry
,
kilbury
,
lapidary
,
laprairie
,
larry
,
lary
,
legendary
,
library
,
literary
,
londonderry
,
luminary
,
marry
,
mary
,
maseri
,
mauceri
,
maugeri
,
mcclary
,
mccrary
,
mcgarry
,
mcnary
,
mcquerry
,
mcsherry
,
mercenary
,
merrie
,
merry
,
metairie
,
middlebury
,
military
,
missionary
,
moceri
,
momentary
,
monastery
,
monetary
,
mooberry
,
mortuary
,
mulberry
,
nary
,
necessary
,
neri
,
newberry
,
newbery
,
newbury
,
noninflationary
,
nonmilitary
,
obituary
,
omary
,
ordinary
,
oteri
,
palmieri
,
palminteri
,
paramilitary
,
parry
,
pecuniary
,
perry
,
pituitary
,
planetary
,
plumeri
,
prairie
,
preliminary
,
primary
,
probationary
,
proprietary
,
prosperi
,
pulmonary
,
pusateri
,
quaternary
,
querry
,
raineri
,
raneri
,
ranieri
,
raspberry
,
reactionary
,
recarey
,
recessionary
,
remarry
,
revolutionary
,
rosemary
,
salutary
,
sanctuary
,
sanitary
,
savagery
,
scary
,
secondary
,
secretary
,
sedentary
,
semilegendary
,
seminary
,
serry
,
sherrie
,
sherry
,
shrewsbury
,
silveri
,
simsbury
,
skerry
,
soleri
,
solitary
,
sperry
,
spiteri
,
stanberry
,
stanbury
,
stary
,
stationary
,
stationery
,
statuary
,
sterry
,
strawberry
,
subsidiary
,
sudberry
,
sudbury
,
sunseri
,
tagliaferri
,
tarry
,
temporary
,
teri
,
terri
,
terry
,
tertiary
,
tiberi
,
tilbury
,
tipperary
,
topiary
,
tributary
,
undersecretary
,
unitary
,
unnecessary
,
unsanitary
,
unwary
,
urinary
,
verri
,
verry
,
very
,
veterinary
,
visionary
,
vocabulary
,
wary
,
waterbury
,
werry
,
wery
,
wherry
,
woodbury
,
yeiri