decant

English

/dəˈkænt/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To pour off (a liquid) gently, so as not to disturb the sediment.
  • (transitive) To pour from one vessel into another.
  • (archaic) To flow.
  • (science fiction) To remove a clone from its chamber, vat, or artificial womb.
  • To rehouse people while their buildings are being refurbished or rebuilt.

Etymology

Borrowed from French décanter (decant) derived from dēcanthāre, dēcanthō affix from Latin canthus (ring, wheel, beak of a cup jug, metal rim of a wheel, tire, edge of a wheel, the tire of a wheel).

Origin

Latin

canthus

Gloss

ring, wheel, beak of a cup jug, metal rim of a wheel, tire, edge of a wheel, the tire of a wheel

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

輪

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