to aberrate
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To move away from a straight path or normal shape, often making images look wrong
- verb
- /ˈæbəˌreɪt/
- Specialized
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- In astrophysics, a star's light may aberrate due to the movement of our planet.
Examples
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When sunlight passes through water, it can aberrate and form a rainbow effect.
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- You're aberrated.
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Freddie's menacing oddness may result from those potions, from the war, or from some other buried trouble that has left him, as Dodd puts it, "aberrated."
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The optical lens can aberrate the light, creating a distorted image.
How Deviant
Surface Forms
aberrate infinitive
aberrated past
aberrated past participle
aberrating present participle
aberrates third person singular
Morphology
aberrate = aberration (opaque) = aberr + ate
The word 'aberrate' is derived from 'aberration', but the transformation is not transparent to learners.
Etymology
Aberrate comes from Latin parts ab- 'away' and errare 'to wander', the same root as err and error. So, to aberrate is to 'wander away' from a straight path or from the normal form, which is why we use it for light or lenses that stray and make a distorted image.