uncentre

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verb

To move from the centre.

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Meanings

verbuncentre (third-person singular simple present uncentres, present participle uncentring, simple past and past participle uncentred)

present singular third person uncentres · participle present uncentring · participle past uncentred · past uncentred · alternative uncenter

  1. transitiveTo move from the centre.

    […]they will[…]perhaps know that centring is caused by an invisible control sequence, and be able to uncentre text by deleting these.

    1991, Alan Dix, Formal Methods for Interactive Systems, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 152

Origin

From un- + centre.

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Translations

Spanish descentrar, desencentrar (disused)
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  • desencentrar (disused)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

uncentre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncentre

MLA

“uncentre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncentre. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncentre,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncentre.

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