| aberrate | (v) diverge from the expected, Example: The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman |
| aberrate | (v) diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration, Example: The surfaces of the concave lens may be proportioned so as to aberrate exactly equal to the convex lens |
| Aberrate | v. i. [ L. aberratus, p. pr. of aberrare; ab + errare to wander. See Err. ] To go astray; to diverge. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Their own defective and aberrating vision. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ] |