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de·cant
\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 > |