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vary
Alteration; change.
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noun
Alteration; change.
verb
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.
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He varies his magic tricks so as to minimize the possibility that any given audience member will see the same trick twice.
You should vary your diet. Eating just bread will do you harm in the end.
His mood varies by the hour.
The sprouting tendency of potatoes varies between cultivars, years and places of growing.
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