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decant
[ dih-kant ]
verb (used with object)
- to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- to pour (a liquid) from one container to another.
decant
/ »åɪˈ°ìæ²Ô³Ù /
verb
- to pour (a liquid, such as wine) from one container to another, esp without disturbing any sediment
- tr to rehouse (people) while their homes are being rebuilt or refurbished
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å±ð·³¦²¹²Ô·³Ù²¹Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô [dee-kan-, tey, -sh, uh, n], noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of decant1
Example Sentences
The rapid "decant of services" meant the nine-bed ICU was given a temporary new home in the space previously occupied by eye theatre.
"There's a term that the system used called 'decanting', to move prisoners," Sophie Compton said.
In others - where the building material has been found to be at risk of failure - classrooms have been closed and pupils decanted to alternative buildings.
Klein’s husband decants the mixed nuts, and her 2-year-old daughter likes to put her snacks in the bins when they get home from the grocery store.
The milky white liquor is decanted into a copper kettle, made to be poured into copper rice bowls, as a nod to its history as a farmer's alcohol commonly brewed at home with rice.
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