decentre

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decentre

/diːˈsɛntə(ɹ)/ UK

Rhymes with -ɛntə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From de- + centre.

verb decentres · decentring · decentred · decenter

transitive To remove the centre from. to decentre the tyres from some model vehicle kits
transitive To place away from the centre; to make eccentric.
transitive To displace from the centre; (figurative) to make less prominent. The Saidian critique was part of a great sea change, a conscious attempt to ‘decentre’ Europe or even to ‘provincialize’ it.

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verb to remove the centre from

Deutsch	das Zentrum entfernen

verb to displace from the centre

Deutsch	dezentrieren, aus dem Zentrum verlagern, nicht länger ins Zentrum setzen

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@misc{decentre_2026,
  title = {decentre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decentre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}