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aberrate

DEFINITIONS OF: aberrate

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v 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”
Type of:
depart, deviate, diverge, vary
be at variance with; be out of line with

v diverge from the expected

“The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman”
Type of:
depart, deviate, diverge, vary
be at variance with; be out of line with
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