vary
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
vary/ˈveəri/
▶verb (varies, varying, varied)
- 1 differ in size, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class: the properties vary in price.
- 2 change from one form or state to another.
■ modify or change (something) to make it less uniform.
– derivatives
varying adjective,
varyingly adverb.
varying adjective,
varyingly adverb.
– origin ME: from OFr. varier or L. variare, from varius ‘diverse’.
'vary' also found in these Oxford entries:
change
- control rod
- diversify
- electromagnetic radiation
- fixed income
- ground bass
- inflect
- intelligent
- modulate
- ordinary
- ordinary share
- oscillate
- parameter
- random error
- range
- track
- valve
- variable
- Wankel engine
