VARY

verb (varied; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English varien, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French varier, from Latin variare, from varius various Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to make a partial change in ; make different in some attribute or characteristic, to make differences between items in ; diversify , to present under new aspects , intransitive verb to exhibit or undergo change , deviate , depart , to take on successive values , to exhibit divergence in structural or physiological characters from the typical form, see: change ~ingly adverb