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.

To change to something else; to transmute; to exchange; to alternate.

To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See Variation, 4.

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.

To alter or change in succession; to alternate; as, one mathematical quantity varies inversely as another.

Alteration; change.

change, alter The varying definition of a reasonable man causes significant difficulty in its application. variation (n)

make or become 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"

be subject to change in accordance with a variable; "Prices vary"; "His moods vary depending on the weather"

different or to change (example -She varies her hairstyle.)