- to pour off (a liquid, as wine) gently without stirring up the sediment
- to pour from one container into another
Origin of decant
French décanter from Medieval Latin decanthare from Classical Latin de-, from + cant(h)us: see cant
Someone decants a bottle of wine.
To decant is defined as to gradually pour liquid from one container with sediment into another without disturbing the sediment.
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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decant
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.
- To aerate (a wine) by pouring it into a spacious vessel and leaving it exposed to the air for a period of time: decanted the wine for twenty minutes before serving.
Origin of decant
Medieval Latin dēcanthāre Latin dē- de- Latin canthus rim of a wheel or vessel ( of Celtic origin )Related Forms:
- de′can·ta′tion
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present decants, present participle decanting, simple past and past participle decanted)
- To pour off gently, as liquor, so as not to disturb the sediment; or to pour from one vessel into another; as, to decant wine.
- (science fiction) To remove a clone from its chamber, vat, or artificial womb.
- To rehouse people while their buildings are being refurbished or rebuilt
Origin
From French décanter
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Sentence Examples
- The lid of the oil bottle or jar has been designed so that the reeds can simply be pushed into the oil without the need to decant the oil to a separate container.
- They're wonderful for carrying a small decant of your favorite fragrance and popping in a purse or gym bag.
- Many wine professionals suggest that you decant EVERY bottle of red wine you open.
- If it isn't, then re-cork the bottle and decant for sediment right before serving.
- If it is very tannic, then decant and allow to aerate.
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