decant

Meaning

1. (transitive) To pour off (a liquid) gently, so as not to disturb the sediment.
2. (transitive) To pour from one vessel into another.
3. (archaic, intransitive) To flow.
4. To remove (a clone or other artificially-gestated baby) from its chamber, vat, or artificial womb.
5. To rehouse people while their buildings are being refurbished or rebuilt.

Synonyms

pour out

pour

transfuse

spill

splash

strain

bow the head

pour off

pouring basin

lip-pour ladle

copy

labiate ladle

draft

empty

Translations

décanter

travasare

umfüllen

decantar

transvaser

decantare

versare

decantar

umgießen

verter

decanteren

gießen

abgießen

overgieten

dekantieren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dəˈkænt/

Etymology

From French décanter, from Medieval Latin dēcanthāre, from dē- + canthus (“beak of a cup or jug”).