Definitions for aberrate
aber·rate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aberrateverb

   diverge from the expected

   "The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman"

2. aberrateverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aberrateverb

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

   Their own defective and aberrating vision. - De Quincey

2. aberrateverb

   To distort; to cause aberration of.

3. Etymology: From aberratus, perfect passive participle of aberro, formed from ab + erro.

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1. aberrate

   To aberrate means to diverge or deviate from the normal or expected path, course, or standard. This can refer to physical movement, behavior, or thought processes. It can also refer to a failure of a lens or mirror to produce an exact image, causing distortion or color dispersion.

2. aberrate

   To aberrate means to deviate from the normal or expected path, course, or standard. It could refer to a physical deviation, such as light bending as it passes through a prism, or a behavioral deviation, such as acting in a way that goes against social norms. It can also refer to a deviation in a mathematical or scientific context.

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1. Aberrateverb

   to go astray; to diverge

2. Etymology: [L. aberratus, p. pr. of aberrare; ab + errare to wander. See Err.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Aberrate

   ab′ėr-rāt, v.i. to wander or deviate from the right way:—pr.p. ab′errāting; pa.p. ab′errāted.—ns. Aber′rance, Aber′rancy (rare forms).—adj. Aber′rant (zool. and bot.), wandering, deviating in some particulars from its group.—n. Aberrā′tion, a wandering from the right path: deviation from truth or rectitude: in science, deviation from the type: abnormal structure or development.—Aberration of light, an apparent alteration in the place of a star, arising from the motion of the earth in its orbit, combined with the progressive passage of light. [L. aberrāre, -ātum—ab, from, errāre, to wander.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of aberrate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of aberrate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=aberrate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Aberrate
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aberrate
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=aberrate