aberr

English

Etymology

From Latin aberrō (“go astray; err”), from ab (“from, away from”) +‎ errō (“stray”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈbɜː(ɹ)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈbɝ/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)

Verb

aberr (third-person singular simple present aberrs, present participle aberring, simple past and past participle aberred)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To go astray; to err. [Attested from the mid 16^th century until the mid 17^th century.]
2. (transitive, rare) Distort; aberrate. [First attested in the late 19^th century.]

Anagrams

• Barre, Berra, Raber, arber, barer, barre, berra, rebar