aberrate

Other forms: aberrated; aberrating

Definitions of aberrate
  1. verb
    diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration
    “The surfaces of the concave lens may be proportioned so as to aberrate exactly equal to the convex lens”
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    depart, deviate, diverge, vary
    be at variance with; be out of line with
  2. verb
    diverge from the expected
    “The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman”
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    depart, deviate, diverge, vary
    be at variance with; be out of line with
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