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How to use decant in a sentence

11 example sentences · verb, noun

Decant means to pour off (a liquid) gently, so as not to disturb the sediment. Example: “The melted fatty acids thus rise as an oil to the surface, when they are decanted.”

Examples of decant by meaning

verbTo pour off (a liquid) gently, so as not to disturb the sediment.

  • The melted fatty acids thus rise as an oil to the surface, when they are decanted.1908, Michael Faraday, The Chemical History of a Candle

verbTo pour from its original vessel into one intended for a different use or appearance.

  • to decant wine

verbTo flow.

  • It runs north-east, and then abruptly passes north to decant into the West Dart.1900, Sabine Baring-Gould, A Book of Dartmoor

nounA portion of perfume unofficially sold in a smaller bottle.

  • In addition to decants, minis, and used bottles of vintage, perfume nips are a fun way to try out vintage, and they seem to be all over the Internet.2013, Barbara Herman, Scent and Subversion: Decoding a Century of Provocative Perfume, page 261

More sentences with decant

  • But not just any old soul will do: only the souls of the engifted can be decanted.2014, David Mitchell, The Bone Clocks, →ISBN, pages 435–436. From the entry engifted
  • The beer was finally poured through a sieve into a spouted jar, from which it was decanted.2006, Robert B. Koehl, Aegean Bronze Age Rhyta, page 292. From the entry spouted
  • Shortly, the Colonel’s batman entered and began to decant tea from a silver tea set.2004, John R. H. Tucker, The Legend of Canada Jack, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page 158. From the entry decantation
  • Just before the liquid becomes completely unpourable it is decanted into a dish of cold water, quenching it.2007, M. F. Ashby, David R. H. Jones, Engineering materials 2, page 105. From the entry unpourable
  • Between washings, the sample is sonified, centrifuged and decanted.2000, W.C. Mahaney, Quaternary Dating Methods, →ISBN, page 197. From the entry sonify
  • Heavily crusted wine may have to be decanted from the bottle — more to improve its appearance than enhance its flavour.1972, Osmar White, A Guide and Directory to Australian Wine, page 217. From the entry crusted
  • "That will be all this afternoon," he said to the nurse, who got up with the baby and decanted it into a perambulator which was standing in the fairway.1919, P. G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves. From the entry perambulator

Meaning of decant

  1. verb To pour off (a liquid) gently, so as not to disturb the sediment.
  2. verb To pour from its original vessel into one intended for a different use or appearance.
  3. verb To flow.

Full definition of decant

Questions about decant in a sentence

How do you use decant in a sentence?
Decant is used as a verb and noun. For example: “The melted fatty acids thus rise as an oil to the surface, when they are decanted.”
What is a short sentence with decant?
“to decant wine”
What does decant mean?
Decant means to pour off (a liquid) gently, so as not to disturb the sediment.

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