The term 'variegate' means to have different colors or shades, often in a pattern. The crossword solutions for this term are 'SPOT, ' 'VARY, ' 'CHANGE, ' 'DIVERSIFY, ' 'FLECK, ' and 'FRET, ' and 'DAPPLE.' These words all describe different ways of changing the color or shade of something, which is what variegating does. Spotting involves adding small spots of color, varying means to make slight changes in color, changing is to alter the color completely, diversifying is to add a variety of colors, flecking is to add small specks of color, fretting is to create a pattern of color, and dappling is to add spots of light and dark. All of these words can be used to describe the process of variegating something.