[vary] vb var.ied ; vary.ing [ME varien, fr. MF or L; MF varier, fr. L variare, fr. varius various] vt (14c) 1 a: to make a partial change in: make different in some attribute or characteristic b: to make differences between items in: diversify
2: to present under new aspects "~ the rhythm and harmonic treatment" ~ vi 1: to exhibit or undergo change "the sky was constantly ~ing"
2: deviate, depart
3: to take on successive values "y varies inversely with x"
4: to exhibit divergence in structural or physiological characters from the typical form syn see change -- vary.ing.ly adv