What is the meaning of aberrate?

verb

  • Diverge from the expected.
    • usage: "The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman"
  • Diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration.
    • usage: "The surfaces of the concave lens may be proportioned so as to aberrate exactly equal to the convex lens"
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APAWordNet. (2010). aberrate. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/aberrate/definitions/1254266
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