as in to drain
formal
to pour (a liquid, especially wine) from one container into another
The bottles were uncorked and the wine was decanted an hour before the meal.
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Recent Examples of decant
Wide-mouth jars with screw-on lids for decanting pantry goods and for storing leftovers in the fridge.
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Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Carry-on Size Toiletry Bottles Kitsch 11-piece Travel Bottles for Toiletries
With over 2,000 five-star reviews, these refillable bottles are TSA-compliant, leak-proof, and perfect for decanting your favorite shampoo, conditioner, face wash, and more.
—Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
But decanting as a general matter cannot change or add beneficiaries to a trust.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Full-bodied reds usually require one to two hours of decanting.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
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Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Carry-on Size Toiletry Bottles Kitsch 11-piece Travel Bottles for Toiletries
With over 2,000 five-star reviews, these refillable bottles are TSA-compliant, leak-proof, and perfect for decanting your favorite shampoo, conditioner, face wash, and more.
—Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
But decanting as a general matter cannot change or add beneficiaries to a trust.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Full-bodied reds usually require one to two hours of decanting.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for decant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decant
Verb
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During the final week, the crew worked nonstop for sixty hours in a heat wave that parched energy and drained our bodies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Instead, voters now are expressing concerns that high prices for groceries, electricity bills and housing are draining their bank accounts.—
Josh Boak,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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To this day, as much fun as Johnson has with his offensive artistry, little gets his blood pumping like bringing a mauling running game to life.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Heat then emptied its bench late in the blowout loss to the Timberwolves.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Your can reuse up to 10 times before emptying and refilling the socks with fresh litter.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
7 Jan. 2026
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But there’s a big difference between knowing that a relative is a pill and loving them through it and being rudely insulted by a relative and just sucking it up.—
Eric Thomas,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Jan. 2026
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Then there's the squat effect when the ship is in shallow water where the passage of the ship can cause a drop in pressure, sucking the hull downward.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Decant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decant. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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