aberrate

(verb)

verb

1. diverge from the expected

- The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman

Definition categories: stative, depart, deviate, diverge, vary

2. 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

Definition categories: stative, depart, deviate, diverge, vary