Decentre

//diːˈsɛntə(ɹ)// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove the centre from. to decentre the tyres from some model vehicle kits.
  2. 2
    To place away from the centre; to make eccentric.
  3. 3
    To displace from the centre.

    "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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"The Saidian critique was part of a great sea change, a conscious attempt to ‘decentre’ Europe or even to ‘provincialize’ it."

Etymology

From de- + centre.

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