decenter

To decenter is defined as to draw away from a focus or point.

(verb)

An example of to decenter is to move away from an old theory and into a new one.

See decenter in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to cause to undergo a shift away from what has been its traditional center, focus, orientation, or emphasis: a decentered view of history

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