as in drains
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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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“Decants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decants. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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