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
Preferably ones in closed containers that do not require mixing, shaking or decanting.
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Generally, blood bank technicians have had to work on decanting these layers one unit at a time in order to produce the distinct products that are routinely used to treat everything from severe blood loss to cancer.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
To prevent disasters, Jones decants liquids into travel-size jars and bottles, stores them in a clear zip bag, and keeps them separate from clothes.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
Carry-on Size Toiletry Bottles Kitsch 11-piece Travel Bottles for Toiletries
With over 2,200 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, 27 Sep. 2025
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Generally, blood bank technicians have had to work on decanting these layers one unit at a time in order to produce the distinct products that are routinely used to treat everything from severe blood loss to cancer.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
To prevent disasters, Jones decants liquids into travel-size jars and bottles, stores them in a clear zip bag, and keeps them separate from clothes.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
Carry-on Size Toiletry Bottles Kitsch 11-piece Travel Bottles for Toiletries
With over 2,200 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, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decant
Verb
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Introverts have social batteries that will drain over time, but they can be recharged with good energy hygiene.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Stop forcing yourself into formats that drain you.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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,
31 Jan. 2026
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Looking distinctly German in his polo-neck shirt and flushed by the heat, Jaissle pumped his fists and roared, as backroom staff and players scattered in celebration.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Coffee Grounds When emptying your coffee maker, toss the extra grounds into the trash (or hold onto them for one of the activities described below), but do not pour them down the drain, Vanessa Terra Bossart, the owner of Green Terra Cleaning, warns.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
25 Jan. 2026
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Tom’s company is responsible for renting out and maintaining those toilets, including weekly cleanings, restocking supplies and emptying up to 60 gallons of waste from each unit with one of Bay Area Sanitation’s 12 vacuum pumper trucks.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.
Mickey Todiwala,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Aphids are tiny sucking insects from the insect family Aphididae.—
Jon VanZile,
The Spruce,
30 Jan. 2026
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Illness out of nowhere in any way, in any shape, any form, just sucks.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Decant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decant. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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