DECANT


Meaning of DECANT in English

də̇ˈkant, dēˈ-, -kaa(ə)nt transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: New Latin decantare, from Latin de from, away + New Latin -cantare (from Medieval Latin cantus side, from Latin, iron ring round a carriage wheel) — more at de- , cant

1.

a. : to pour (as wine) from the original bottle into another container

b. : to pour (as wine) from one vessel into another

c. : to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the underlying sediment or precipitate or the lower liquid layers

2. : to pour out, transfer, or unload as if by pouring

I was decanted from the car — Ursula G. Bower

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