vary
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1. become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence (verb.change)
hyponym | : | alternate, jump, |
definition | : | go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | crackle, |
definition | : | to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | modulate, |
definition | : | vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves) (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | avianise, avianize, |
definition | : | to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | move, |
definition | : | go or proceed from one point to another (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | accommodate, adapt, |
definition | : | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | let out, widen, |
definition | : | make (clothes) larger (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | take in, |
definition | : | make (clothes) smaller (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | diversify, radiate, |
definition | : | spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | honeycomb, |
definition | : | make full of cavities, like a honeycomb (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | break, |
definition | : | vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity (verb.stative) |
2. make something more diverse and varied (verb.change)
hypernym | : | diversify, |
definition | : | make (more) diverse (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | checker, chequer, |
definition | : | variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns (verb.change) |
3. be at variance with; be out of line with (verb.stative)
hypernym | : | differ, |
definition | : | be different (verb.stative) |
hyponym | : | aberrate, |
definition | : | diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration (verb.stative) |
hyponym | : | aberrate, |
definition | : | diverge from the expected (verb.stative) |
4. be subject to change in accordance with a variable (verb.stative)
hypernym | : | differ, |
definition | : | be different (verb.stative) |
hyponym | : | co-vary, |
definition | : | vary in the same time period (of two random variables) (verb.stative) |
hyponym | : | drift, |
definition | : | vary or move from a fixed point or course (verb.stative) |
5. become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence (verb.change)
derivation | : | change, |
definition | : | the action of changing something (noun.act) |
derivation | : | change, |
definition | : | a thing that is different (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | alteration, change, modification, |
definition | : | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another (noun.event) |
derivation | : | change, |
definition | : | the result of alteration or modification (noun.phenomenon) |
derivation | : | change, |
definition | : | a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event (noun.linkdef) |
derivation | : | variant, |
definition | : | differing from a norm or standard (adj.all) |
derivation | : | variable, |
definition | : | liable to or capable of change (adj.all) |
derivation | : | variable, varying, |
definition | : | marked by diversity or difference (adj.all) |
6. make something more diverse and varied (verb.change)
derivation | : | variation, |
definition | : | the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard (noun.act) |
derivation | : | diversification, variegation, |
definition | : | the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, |
definition | : | a collection containing a variety of sorts of things (noun.group) |
derivation | : | variant, |
definition | : | exhibiting variation and change (adj.all) |
derivation | : | variable, varying, |
definition | : | marked by diversity or difference (adj.all) |
7. be at variance with; be out of line with (verb.stative)
antonym | : | conform, |
definition | : | be similar, be in line with (verb.stative) |
derivation | : | variance, variation, |
definition | : | an activity that varies from a norm or standard (noun.act) |
derivation | : | deviation, |
definition | : | the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | deviation, |
definition | : | the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | mutant, mutation, sport, variation, |
definition | : | (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration (noun.person) |
derivation | : | degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert, |
definition | : | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person) |
derivation | : | variation, |
definition | : | (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) (noun.phenomenon) |
derivation | : | divergent, |
definition | : | diverging from another or from a standard (adj.all) |
derivation | : | variant, |
definition | : | differing from a norm or standard (adj.all) |
8. be subject to change in accordance with a variable (verb.stative)
derivation | : | fluctuation, variation, |
definition | : | an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change (noun.event) |
derivation | : | variation, |
definition | : | (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) (noun.phenomenon) |
derivation | : | variant, |
definition | : | differing from a norm or standard (adj.all) |
derivation | : | variable, |
definition | : | liable to or capable of change (adj.all) |
derivation | : | variant, |
definition | : | exhibiting variation and change (adj.all) |
derivation | : | variable, varying, |
definition | : | marked by diversity or difference (adj.all) |
9. become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence (verb.change)
derivation | : | change, |
definition | : | the action of changing something (noun.act) |
derivation | : | change, |
definition | : | a thing that is different (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | alteration, change, modification, |
definition | : | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another (noun.event) |
derivation | : | change, |
definition | : | the result of alteration or modification (noun.phenomenon) |
derivation | : | change, |
definition | : | a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event (noun.linkdef) |
derivation | : | variant, |
definition | : | differing from a norm or standard (adj.all) |
derivation | : | variable, |
definition | : | liable to or capable of change (adj.all) |
derivation | : | variable, varying, |
definition | : | marked by diversity or difference (adj.all) |
10. make something more diverse and varied (verb.change)
derivation | : | variation, |
definition | : | the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard (noun.act) |
derivation | : | diversification, variegation, |
definition | : | the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, |
definition | : | a collection containing a variety of sorts of things (noun.group) |
derivation | : | variant, |
definition | : | exhibiting variation and change (adj.all) |
derivation | : | variable, varying, |
definition | : | marked by diversity or difference (adj.all) |
11. be at variance with; be out of line with (verb.stative)
antonym | : | conform, |
definition | : | be similar, be in line with (verb.stative) |
derivation | : | variance, variation, |
definition | : | an activity that varies from a norm or standard (noun.act) |
derivation | : | deviation, |
definition | : | the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | deviation, |
definition | : | the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | mutant, mutation, sport, variation, |
definition | : | (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration (noun.person) |
derivation | : | degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert, |
definition | : | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person) |
derivation | : | variation, |
definition | : | (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) (noun.phenomenon) |
derivation | : | divergent, |
definition | : | diverging from another or from a standard (adj.all) |
derivation | : | variant, |
definition | : | differing from a norm or standard (adj.all) |
12. be subject to change in accordance with a variable (verb.stative)
derivation | : | fluctuation, variation, |
definition | : | an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change (noun.event) |
derivation | : | variation, |
definition | : | (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) (noun.phenomenon) |
derivation | : | variant, |
definition | : | differing from a norm or standard (adj.all) |
derivation | : | variable, |
definition | : | liable to or capable of change (adj.all) |
derivation | : | variant, |
definition | : | exhibiting variation and change (adj.all) |
derivation | : | variable, varying, |
definition | : | marked by diversity or difference (adj.all) |
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