˜yÐÄvlog

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decant

[ dih-kant ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
  2. to pour (a liquid) from one container to another.


decant

/ »åɪˈ°ìæ²Ô³Ù /

verb

  1. to pour (a liquid, such as wine) from one container to another, esp without disturbing any sediment
  2. tr to rehouse (people) while their homes are being rebuilt or refurbished
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å±ð·³¦²¹²Ô·³Ù²¹Â·³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô [dee-kan-, tey, -sh, uh, n], noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of decant1

1625–35; < Medieval Latin »åŧ³¦²¹²Ô³Ù³óÄå°ù±ð, equivalent to Latin »åŧ- de- + Medieval Latin canth ( us ) spout, rim of a vessel ( Latin: iron band round a wheel < Greek °ìá²Ô³Ù³ó´Ç²õ corner of the eye, tire) + -Äå°ù±ð infinitive suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of decant1

C17: from Medieval Latin »åŧ³¦²¹²Ô³Ù³óÄå°ù±ð, from canthus spout, rim; see canthus
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The rapid "decant of services" meant the nine-bed ICU was given a temporary new home in the space previously occupied by eye theatre.

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"There's a term that the system used called 'decanting', to move prisoners," Sophie Compton said.

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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.

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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.

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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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