Aberrate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Related terms

English

Etymology

From Latin aberratus, past participle of aberrare, formed from ab- + errare "to stray".

Verb

to aberrate (third-person singular simple present aberrates, present participle aberrating, simple past aberrated, past participle aberrated)

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To go astray; to diverge; to deviate (from).

1. Their own defective and aberrating vision. - De Quincey

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To distort; to cause aberration of.

Related terms

• aberr
• aberrance
• aberrant
• aberration

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