1. to remove from a central position or role; to make less central or important
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is ‘decenter’
2. to cause to lose balance or stability by shifting away from the center
Usage: technical

Examples

• The new policy aims to decentre power from the capital city.
• Modern art movements sought to decentre traditional European perspectives.
• The spinning wheel began to decentre as it lost momentum.
• Educational reforms will decentre the role of standardized testing.
• The earthquake caused the building’s weight to decentre dangerously.
• Critics argue that globalization tends to decentre local cultures.