decantverb [ T ]
uk/dɪˈkænt/us/dɪˈkænt/to pour a liquid from one container into another
Examples from literature
- Allow to settle, and decant off the clear liquid.
- In this manner they finished the whole bottle, into which two others had been decanted.
- It is allowed to settle for half-an-hour, and then decanted through a filter.
- The solution is decanted through a filter, and the precipitate washed with dilute ammonia, using as little as may be necessary.
- We decanted the claret very carefully.