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Webster 1913 Edition
Decant
De-cant′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Decanted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Decanting
.] [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.] To pour off gently, as liquor, so as not to disturb the sediment; or to pour from one vessel into another;
as, to
. decant
wineWebster 1828 Edition
Decant
DECANT'
,Verb.
T.
DECANTA'TION, n. The act of pouring liquor gently from its lees or sediment, or from one vessel into another.
DECANT'
ED,pp.
DECANT'
ER, n.Definition 2024
decant
decant
English
Verb
decant (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.
Translations
to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine
to pour from one vessel into another
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