aberrate

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aberrate

(ˈæbəˌreɪt)

vb (intr)

to deviate from what is normal or correct

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Verb	1.	aberrate - diverge from the expected; "The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman" depart, deviate, vary, diverge - be at variance with; be out of line with
	2.	aberrate - 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" optics - the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light depart, deviate, vary, diverge - be at variance with; be out of line with

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(italics in original, 2000:31) In the process of forging such links, Joseph relies on a dynamic notion of space which aberrates from the traditional, rigid molds of the National or the Imperial within the context of systems of power.