aberrate

Meaning

1. To go astray; to diverge; to deviate (from); deviate from.
2. To distort; to cause aberration of.

Synonyms

deviate

deflect

swerve

depart

go astray

stray

digress

sidetrack

turn

vary

yaw

call at

call

out in

call in

differ

diverge

drop by

poke into

shunt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæb.ə.ɹeɪt/

Etymology

From Latin aberrātus, perfect passive participle of aberrō (“wander, stray or deviate from”), formed from ab (“from, away from”) + errō (“stray”).