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vary : pagbag-o (v.)

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vary
v. (change)1. alter, change, varybecome different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence.; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
~ alternate, jumpgo back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions.
~ crackleto become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks.; "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"
~ modulatevary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves).
~ avianise, avianizeto modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo.
~ movego or proceed from one point to another.; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
~ adapt, accommodatemake fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
~ widen, let outmake (clothes) larger.; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"
~ take inmake (clothes) smaller.; "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight"
~ branch out, broaden, diversifyvary in order to spread risk or to expand.; "The company diversified"
~ diversify, radiatespread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate.; "The plants on this island diversified"
~ specialize, narrow down, narrow, specialisebecome more focus on an area of activity or field of study.; "She specializes in Near Eastern history"
~ honeycombmake full of cavities, like a honeycomb.
~ breakvary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity.; "The flat plain was broken by tall mesas"
v. (stative)2. depart, deviate, diverge, varybe at variance with; be out of line with.
~ aberratediverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration.; "The surfaces of the concave lens may be proportioned so as to aberrate exactly equal to the convex lens"
~ aberratediverge from the expected.; "The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman"
~ belie, contradict, negatebe in contradiction with.
~ differbe different.; "These two tests differ in only one respect"
v. (stative)3. varybe subject to change in accordance with a variable.; "Prices vary"; "His moods vary depending on the weather"
~ co-varyvary in the same time period (of two random variables).
~ driftvary or move from a fixed point or course.; "stock prices are drifting higher"
~ differbe different.; "These two tests differ in only one respect"
v. (change)4. motley, variegate, varymake something more diverse and varied.; "Vary the menu"
~ diversifymake (more) diverse.; "diversify a course of study"
~ checker, chequervariegate with different colors, shades, or patterns.