verb
- to remove from a central position or reduce the importance of something previously considered central
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘decentre’; British spelling
Examples
- The new policy decentres the role of traditional testing in education.
- This approach decentres the narrator and gives voice to multiple perspectives.
- The reform decentres government control over local decisions.
- Modern art often decentres the human figure in favor of abstract forms.
- The theory decentres Western philosophy by including non-European traditions.
- Technology decentres the workplace, allowing people to work from anywhere.