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decant

(dɪkænt)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense decants, present participle decanting, past tense, past participle decanted

verb

If you decant a liquid into another container, you put it into another container.

[formal]

She always used to decant the milk into a jug. [VERB noun + into]

Vintage ports must be decanted to remove natural sediments. [be VERB-ed]

[Also VERB noun]

Synonyms: transfer, tap, drain, pour out More Synonyms of decant

decant in British English

(dɪˈkænt)

verb

to pour (a liquid, such as wine) from one container to another, esp without disturbing any sediment

2. (transitive)

to rehouse (people) while their homes are being rebuilt or refurbished

Word origin

C17: from Medieval Latin dēcanthāre, from canthus spout, rim; see canthus

decant in American English

(diˈkænt; dɪˈkænt)

verb transitive

to pour off (a liquid, as wine) gently without stirring up the sediment

to pour from one container into another

Derived forms

decantation (ˌdecanˈtation) (ˌdikænˈteɪʃən)

noun

Word origin

Fr décanter < ML decanthare < L de-, from + cant(h)us: see cant2

Examples of 'decant' in a sentence
decant

Or wait until the kittens were out and then decant the lot of them, and get back really late.Only get us to Freudesheim so that I can decant Jocelyn on Stacie.He watched the bulldozer scrape away and decant into the laden pickup the last of Joseph Kalendar's eight-foot wall.

(verb) in the sense of transfer

Definition

to pour (a liquid, esp. wine) from one container to another

(formal)

I decanted the milk into a jug.

Synonyms

transfer

tap

drain

machines to drain water out of the mines

pour out

draw off

let flow

Additional synonyms

in the sense of drain

Definition

to draw off or remove (liquid) from

machines to drain water out of the mines

Synonyms

remove,

draw,

empty,

withdraw,

milk,

tap,

pump,

bleed (informal),

evacuate

in the sense of tap

Definition

to withdraw liquid from (something) as if through a tap

Synonyms

draw off,

open,

drain,

pierce,

bleed (informal),

broach,

siphon off

Nearby words of
decant

decadence
decadent
decamp
decant
decapitate
decay
decayed

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单词	decant
释义	Trends of decant View usage for: decant (dɪkænt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense decants, present participle decanting, past tense, past participle decanted verb If you decant a liquid into another container, you put it into another container. [formal] She always used to decant the milk into a jug. [VERB noun + into] Vintage ports must be decanted to remove natural sediments. [be VERB-ed] [Also VERB noun] Synonyms: transfer, tap, drain, pour out More Synonyms of decant decant in British English (dɪˈkænt) verb 1. to pour (a liquid, such as wine) from one container to another, esp without disturbing any sediment 2. (transitive) to rehouse (people) while their homes are being rebuilt or refurbished Word origin C17: from Medieval Latin dēcanthāre, from canthus spout, rim; see canthus decant in American English (diˈkænt; dɪˈkænt) verb transitive 1. to pour off (a liquid, as wine) gently without stirring up the sediment 2. to pour from one container into another Derived forms decantation (ˌdecanˈtation) (ˌdikænˈteɪʃən) noun Word origin Fr décanter < ML decanthare < L de-, from + cant(h)us: see cant2 Examples of 'decant' in a sentence decant Or wait until the kittens were out and then decant the lot of them, and get back really late. Fay Weldon NOTHING TO WEAR AND NOWHERE TO HIDE: A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES (2004) Only get us to Freudesheim so that I can decant Jocelyn on Stacie. Brent-Dyer, Elinor CHALLENGE FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL (2004) He watched the bulldozer scrape away and decant into the laden pickup the last of Joseph Kalendar's eight-foot wall. Peter Straub LOST BOY LOST GIRL (2004) (verb) in the sense of transfer Definition to pour (a liquid, esp. wine) from one container to another (formal) I decanted the milk into a jug. Synonyms transfer tap drain machines to drain water out of the mines pour out draw off let flow Additional synonyms in the sense of drain Definition to draw off or remove (liquid) from machines to drain water out of the mines Synonyms remove, draw, empty, withdraw, milk, tap, pump, bleed (informal), evacuate in the sense of tap Definition to withdraw liquid from (something) as if through a tap Synonyms draw off, open, drain, pierce, bleed (informal), broach, siphon off Nearby words of decant decadence decadent decamp decant decapitate decay decayed Synonyms of 'decant' decant Explore 'decant' in the dictionary
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