verb
decant
Decant (verb) means to carefully pour a liquid so that the solid bits at the bottom stay behind.
verb
1
To carefully pour a liquid so that the solid bits at the bottom stay behind.
"After washing, the insoluble lime soap is decomposed with hot dilute sulphuric acid. The melted fatty acids thus rise as an oil to the surface, when they are decanted."
— Michael Faraday, The Chemical History of a Candle (1908)
2
To pour something out of its original container into a different one.
3
(science fiction) To take a baby grown outside the body out of the container it developed in.
4
To move people into temporary housing while their homes are repaired or rebuilt.
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Etymology
Comes from French décanter, itself from Medieval Latin dēcanthāre, made up of dē- and canthus ("beak of a cup or jug").
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What is the meaning of decant?
"decant" (verb) means to carefully pour a liquid so that the solid bits at the bottom stay behind.
What is another word for decant?
Other words for "decant" include pour.
What are the different meanings of decant?
"decant" has 3 main meanings: 1. To carefully pour a liquid so that the solid bits at the bottom stay behind; 2. To pour something out of its original container into a different one; 3. (science fiction) To take a baby grown outside the body out of the container it developed in.
