descentrar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ centrar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desθenˈtɾaɾ/ [d̪es.θẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /desenˈtɾaɾ/ [d̪e.sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧cen‧trar

Verb

descentrar (first-person singular present descentro, first-person singular preterite descentré, past participle descentrado)

  1. to put or make off-centre
  2. to remove from the centre of attention, to cease focusing on or emphasizing
    • 2001 February 2, Dubarri, “¿Aquí no pasa nada?”, in es.charla.religion[1] (Usenet):
      No voy a extrapolar ésto en una guerra sin cuartel de todos contra todos, y conseguir descentrar el propósito de ésta denuncia pública.
      I'm not going to draw this out into an all-out, all-against-all war and in the process detract from the purpose of this public complaint.

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