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To decant is defined as to gradually pour liquid from one container with sediment into another without disturbing the sediment.
(verb)When you pour wine from its bottle into a nice glass container, this is an example of a time when you decant.
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See decant in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb
- to pour off (a liquid, as wine) gently without stirring up the sediment
- to pour from one container into another
Origin: Fr décanter < ML decanthare < L de-, from + cant(h)us: see cant
Related Forms:
- decantation noun
See decant in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb de·cant·ed, de·cant·ing, de·cants
- To pour off (wine, for example) without disturbing the sediment.
- To pour (a liquid) from one container into another.
Origin:
Origin: Medieval Latin dēcanthāre
Origin: : Latin dē-, de-
Origin: + Latin canthus, rim of a wheel or vessel (of Celtic origin)
.Related Forms:
- deˌcan·taˈtion (dēˌkăn-tāˈshən) noun
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