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Vary (medicine)


vary


1. To alter, or be altered, in any manner; to suffer a partial change; to become different; to be modified; as, colours vary in different lights. "That each from Other differs, first confess; Next, that he varies from himself no less." (Pope)

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

3. To alter or change in succession; to alternate; as, one mathematical quantity varies inversely as another. "While fear and anger, with alternate grace, Pant in her breast, and vary in her face." (Addison)

4. To deviate; to depart; to swerve; followed by from; as, to vary from the law, or from reason.

5. To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension; as, men vary in opinion. "The rich jewel which we vary for." (Webster (1623))

Source: Websters Dictionary


Stevens, Thaddeus (sh)




born April 4, 1792, Danville, Vt., U.S.
died Aug. 11, 1868, Washington, D.C.

U.S. politician.

He practiced law in Pennsylvania, defending fugitive slaves without fee. In the U.S. House of Representatives (1849-53, 1859-68), he opposed the extension of slavery into the western territories. After the American Civil War, as a leader of the Radical Republicans, he demanded strict conditions for readmission of the seceded states. He helped establish the Freedmen's Bureau and secured passage of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. He opposed the moderate Reconstruction policies of Pres. Andrew Johnson and introduced the resolution for his impeachment.