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Aberrate

To go astray; to diverge.

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Depart 76% connected

To part; to divide; to separate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Deviate 76% connected

To go out of the way; to turn aside from a course or a method; to stray or go astray; to err; to digress; to diverge; to vary.

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Diverge 76% connected

To extend from a common point in different directions; to tend from one point and recede from each other; to tend to spread apart; to turn aside or d…

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Vary 76% connected

To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance, substance, position, or the like; to make different by a partial change; to modify; as, to var…

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Aberrance 74% connected

Alt. of Aberrancy

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Aberrance 74% connected

Alt. of Aberrancy

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Aberrant 74% connected

Wandering; straying from the right way.

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Aberrant 74% connected

Wandering; straying from the right way.

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Aberration 74% connected

The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type.

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Aberration 74% connected

The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type.

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