DECANT

decant, pour, pour out

(verb) pour out; “the sommelier decanted the wines”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

decant (third-person singular simple present decants, present participle decanting, simple past and past participle decanted)

(transitive) To pour off (a liquid) gently, so as not to disturb the sediment.

(transitive) To pour from one vessel into another.

(archaic, intransitive) To flow.

(science fiction) To remove a clone from its chamber, vat, or artificial womb.

To rehouse people while their buildings are being refurbished or rebuilt.

Anagrams

• cadent, canted, dacent

Source: Wiktionary


De*cant", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Decanting.] Etym: [F. décanter (cf. It. decantare), prop., to pour off from the edge of a vessel; pref. dé- (L. de) + OF. cant (It. canto) edge, border, end. See Cant an edge.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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