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decentred

decentred is the simple past and past participle of decentre.

Meaning of decentre

Verb

decentre (third-person singular simple present decentres, present participle decentring, simple past and past participle decentred)

  1. To remove the centre from.
    • to decentre the tyres from some model vehicle kits
  2. To place away from the centre; to make eccentric.
  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.2007, John Darwin, After Tamerlane, Penguin, published 2008, page 14

Questions about decentred

What is decentred the simple past and past participle of?
Decentred is the simple past and past participle of decentre.

Words near decentred in the dictionary

  1. decentralizing
  2. decentrally
  3. decentration
  4. decentrations
  5. decentre
  6. decentred
  7. decentrer
  8. decentrers
  9. decentres
  10. decentring
  11. decentrings

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