decenters
Moves from middle
Decenters is the third-person singular present tense of decenter, meaning to move something away from the center or to shift focus away from a dominant perspective.
In academic and cultural discourse, decentering often describes challenging traditional hierarchies: The curriculum decenters Western narratives.
In optics, a lens that decenters is displaced from its optical axis.
Removes from usual place
- shiftsMoves or work periods
- movesChanges in position
- repositionsMoves to new locations
- relocatesChanges one's residence
offsets · pushes · edges · margins · away · outward · redistributes · scatters
Edges of a page
- peripheryBoundary or outer region
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
- dominantHaving superior influence
narrative · discourse · Eurocentrism · colonialism · postcolonial · subaltern · othering · whiteness
One's self-image
- selfOne's own being
- humblesReduces in stature
- groundsBasis for justification
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
meditation · mindfulness · interconnection · collective · community · selflessness · ubuntu · detachment
displaces
Removes from usual place
- shiftsMoves or work periods
- movesChanges in position
- repositionsMoves to new locations
relocates · offsets · pushes · edges · margins · away · outward · redistributes · scatters · disperses
margins
Edges of a page
- peripheryBoundary or outer region
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
dominant · narrative · discourse · Eurocentrism · colonialism · postcolonial · subaltern · othering · whiteness · patriarchy
ego
One's self-image
perspective · meditation · mindfulness · interconnection · collective · community · selflessness · ubuntu · detachment · presence
decenterscenters
Middle locations or hubs
aligns · centralizes · recenters · grounds · middles
decenterscenters
Middle locations or hubs
foregrounds · prioritizes · highlights · emphasizes · spotlights
decenterscenters
Middle locations or hubs
centralizes · recenters · entrenches · consolidates · institutionalizes