Vary

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Alteration; change.

II. Vary ·vi To Disagree; to be at variance or in dissension; as, men vary in opinion.

III. Vary ·vi To differ, or be different; to be unlike or diverse; as, the laws of France vary from those of England.

IV. Vary ·vi To alter or change in succession; to Alternate; as, one mathematical quantity varies inversely as another.

V. Vary ·vt To change to something else; to Transmute; to Exchange; to Alternate.

VI. Vary ·vt To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to Diversity; to Variegate.

VII. Vary ·vt To Embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, ·etc. ·see Variation, 4.

VIII. Vary ·vi To alter, or be altered, in any manner; to suffer a partial change; to become different; to be modified; as, colors vary in different lights.

IX. Vary ·vi To Deviate; to Depart; to Swerve;

— followed by from; as, to vary from the law, or from reason.

X. Vary ·vt To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance, substance, position, or the like; to make different by a partial change; to Modify; as, to vary the properties, proportions, or nature of a thing; to vary a posture or an attitude; to vary one's dress or opinions.