S: (v) 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"
S: (v) aberrate (diverge from the expected) "The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman"
S: (v) neutralize, neutralise, nullify, negate (make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of) "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"
S: (v) weaken (lessen the strength of) "The fever weakened his body"
S: (v) change, alter, modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation) "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"