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Definition of Decant
1. Verb. Pour out. "The sommelier decanted the wines"
Definition of Decant
1. v. t. 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.
Definition of Decant
1. to pour from one container into another [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Decant
1. To pour off gently the upper clear portion of a fluid, leaving the sediment in the vessel. Origin: Mediev. L. Decantho, fr. De-+ canthus, the beak of a jug, fr. G. Kanthos, corner of the eye (05 Mar 2000)
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