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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. Verb. 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. ¹
2. Verb. (science fiction) To remove a clone from its chamber, vat, or artificial womb. ¹
3. Verb. To rehouse people while their buildings are being refurbished or rebuilt ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decant
Literary usage of Decant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Now used in reference to the chancel of any church. decant (de-kauf), ». i. ...
They attend him daily as their chief, decant his wine, and carve his beef. ..."
2. The New Sydenham Society's Lexicon of Medicine and the Allied Sciences ...by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society (1882)
"Term for the pouring off of auy liquor from its dregs or feces. decant'. (F.
decanter; from I. decantare, which originally was a chemical term meaning to ..."
3. Pharmacopœa Germanica by Charles L. Lochman, Germany Reichsamt des Innern (1884)
"Mix the liquids, bring the mixture to the boiling point; then decant and evaporate,
on a water-bath, to 2 parts. Dissolve this residue in cold water, ..."
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