Definitions for DECANT
dɪˈkæntde·cant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decant, pour, pour outverb

   pour out

   "the sommelier decanted the wines"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. decantverb

   To pour off gently, as liquor, so as not to disturb the sediment; or to pour from one vessel into another; as, to decant wine.

2. decantverb

   To remove a clone from its chamber, vat, or artificial womb.

3. decantverb

   To rehouse people while their buildings are being refurbished or rebuilt

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DECANTverb

   To pour off gently by inclination.

   Etymology: decanto, Lat. decanter, Fr.

   Take aqua fortis, and dissolve in it ordinary coined silver, and pour the coloured solution into twelve times as much fair water, and then decant or filtrate the mixture, that it may be very clear. Boyle.

   They attend him daily as their chief,
   Decant his wine, and carve his beef. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decant

   Decantation is a process for the separation of mixtures of immiscible liquids or of a liquid and a solid mixture such as a suspension. The layer closer to the top of the container—the less dense of the two liquids, or the liquid from which the precipitate or sediment has settled out—is poured off, leaving the other component or the denser liquid of the mixture behind. An incomplete separation is witnessed during the separation of two immiscible liquids. To put it in a simple way, decantation is separating immiscible materials by transferring the top layer to another container. The process does not provide accurate or pure product.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Decantverb

   to pour off gently, as liquor, so as not to disturb the sediment; or to pour from one vessel into another; as, to decant wine

2. Etymology: [F. dcanter (cf. It. decantare), prop., to pour off from the edge of a vessel; pref. d- (L. de) + OF. cant (It. canto) edge, border, end. See Cant an edge.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Decant

   de-kant′, v.t. to pour off, leaving sediment: to pour from one vessel into another.—ns. Decantā′tion; Decant′er, an ornamental bottle for holding decanted liquor. [Fr. décanter (It. decantare)—de, from, and Low L. cantus, a side or corner.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DECANT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Decant is ranked #105079 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Decant surname appeared 170 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Decant.
   
   96.4% or 164 total occurrences were White.

Anagrams for DECANT »

1. cadent

2. canted

How to pronounce DECANT?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say DECANT in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DECANT in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DECANT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DECANT
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Decant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=DECANT
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decant
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DECANT
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=DECANT
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html