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decant

de·cant

UK/dəˈkænt/ US/dʌˈkænt/ uncommon archaic

verb

1.

pour out

  • “the sommelier decanted the wines”
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Origin

From French décanter, from Medieval Latin dēcanthāre, from dē- + canthus (“beak of a cup or jug”).

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