aberrate

aberrate

(ˈæbəˌreɪt)
vb (intr)
to deviate from what is normal or correct
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Verb1.aberrate - diverge from the expected; "The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman"
depart, deviate, vary, diverge - be at variance with; be out of line with
2.aberrate - diverge or deviate from the straight pathaberrate - 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"
optics - the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light
depart, deviate, vary, diverge - be at variance with; be out of line with
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