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DECANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does decant mean?
• DECANT (verb)
The verb DECANT has 1 sense:
1. pour out
Familiarity information: DECANT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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Present simple: I / you / we / they decant ... he / she / it decants
Past simple: decanted
Past participle: decanted
-ing form: decanting
... he / she / it decants Past simple: decanted
Past participle: decanted
-ing form: decanting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pour out
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
Context example:
the sommelier decanted the wines
Hypernyms (to "decant" is one way to...):
pour (cause to run)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
decantation (the act of gently pouring off a clear liquor (as from its original bottle) without disturbing the lees)
decanter (a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water)
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