decant
decant
Definition
de·cant (dē kant′, di-)
transitive verb
- to pour off (a liquid, as wine) gently without stirring up the sediment
- to pour from one container into another
Etymology: Fr décanter < ML decanthare < L de-, from + cant(h)us: see cant
decant
Synonyms
decant
Usage Examples
Object
- wine: Decant this wine for best results or leave for a couple more years.
- period: Be on your guard The decant period is an ideal time for things to go missing.
- liquid: Leave thinner to stand, wait for paint to settle, decant clean liquid and use again.
- space: The 10 th floor east area will then be used as decant space to allow work to be carried out on Thorne ward.
- site: The school has now been relocated to the decant site and work has started for the new school.
- accommodation: The HAT chose certain properties as decant accommodation and decorated and carpeted them throughout.
Preposition: into
- bottle: The business buys the product in bulk and decants into smaller bottles thus reducing plastic in the waste stream.
- container: These substances should not be decanted into different, unlabelled containers.
- jug: Decant back into the jug ( for easier pouring ) then duly pour into waiting teacups.
- jar: The waymarking kit Non-toxic oil-based undercoat and gloss topcoat, decanted into screwtop jars or small tins.
Modifying Another Word
- then: Allow the mixture to cool, then decant it through two or three layers of muslin into another beaker.
- once: No, in a word, however like many of these wines it is approachable once decanted.
- back: Decant back into the jug ( for easier pouring ) then duly pour into waiting teacups.
- not: So if you're not decanting to live in a field for the weekend, this looks the gig in town to go to.
- all: They all decanted into Albert Square, all in high good humor despite being all very wet.
- never: Never decant your children from the offside into the road.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- off: The mud is decanted off, whilst the water is picked up again for circulation by a thirty-foot water wheel.
Present participle complement
- fill: These checks will minimize the risks associated with decant filling of medical oxygen cylinders.
Preposition: from
- container: All decanting from large volume containers into working ampoules must be completed within a fume cupboard prior to the introduction of ignition sources.
Browse dictionary entries near decant
- decane
- decanal
- decampment
- decamp
- decameter
- Decameron
- Decalogue
- Decalog
- decaliter
- decalescent
- decantation
- decanter
- decapitate
- decapitated
- decapitating
- decapitation
- decapitator
- decapod
- decapodal
- decapodan
