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Definition of Aberrate
1. Verb. Diverge from the expected. "The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman"
Generic synonyms: Depart, Deviate, Diverge, Vary
Derivative terms: Aberrance, Aberrant, Aberration, Aberration
Derivative terms: Aberrance, Aberrant, Aberration, Aberration
2. 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"
Category relationships: Optics
Generic synonyms: Depart, Deviate, Diverge, Vary
Derivative terms: Aberrance, Aberration, Aberration
Generic synonyms: Depart, Deviate, Diverge, Vary
Derivative terms: Aberrance, Aberration, Aberration
Definition of Aberrate
1. v. i. To go astray; to diverge.
Definition of Aberrate
1. to deviate [v ABERRATED, ABERRATING, ABERRATES] - See also: deviate
Medical Definition of Aberrate
1. To go astray; to diverge. "Their own defective and aberrating vision." (De Quincey) Origin: L. Aberratus, p.pr. Of aberrare; ab + errare to wander. See Err. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)