"recenter" meaning in English

See recenter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: recenters [present, singular, third-person], recentering [participle, present], recentered [participle, past], recentered [past]
Etymology: re- + center Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|center}} re- + center Head templates: {{en-verb}} recenter (third-person singular simple present recenters, present participle recentering, simple past and past participle recentered)
  1. (transitive) To center (something) again. Tags: transitive Synonyms: recentre
    Sense id: en-recenter-en-verb-WUkMpyrn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

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