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[ dee-sen-ter ] / diˈsɛn tər /
verb (used with object)to put out of center. to make eccentric. Also especially British, de·cen·tre . Origin of decenterFirst recorded in 1885–90; de- + center Words nearby decenterdecency, decennary, decennial, decennium, decent, decenter, decentralize, decentralized processing, decentre, deception, deception bed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for decenterBut I want her to think well of me—I want to show her that I'm as decent as most men 'round these parts, and decenter than some. Rayton: A Backwoods Mystery|Theodore Goodridge Roberts Post missarum solemnia, decenter ac devote celebrata, divinoque auxilio humillimi implorato et invocato. History of England from the fall of Wolsey to the death of Elizabeth. Vol. III|James Anthony Froude Get you in and make yourself a decenter appearance and then go and tell the mistress as they be comed. Six Plays|Florence Henrietta Darwin I shall be here a week, and be bright and early enough to get into a decenter house than this is, and be glad to join you. Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. II (of 2)|George Catlin
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