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DECANT

\dɪkˈant], \dɪkˈant], \d_ɪ_k_ˈa_n_t]\

Definitions of DECANT

2011 - English Dictionary Database
2006 - WordNet 3.0
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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pour out; of wines or sherry

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

pour out; "the sommelier decanted the wines"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

To pour off gently, as from one vessel to another.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To pour off, leaving sediment: to pour from one vessel into another.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To pour off gently.
Decantation.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To separate a liquid from a deposit by slowly slanting the vessel and allowing the liquid to run out. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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