decant

dɪˈkænt

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Definition of decant - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

relocation

Rare

gradually relocate people or animals

Rare

Residents were decanted to temporary housing during renovations..

evacuate

resettle

liquid

TECH.

pour liquid gently to avoid sediment

TECH.

She decanted the wine carefully to avoid the sediment.

drain

science fiction

TECH.

remove a clone from its growth chamber

TECH.

The scientists decanted the clone from its artificial womb.

extract

remove

withdraw

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Origin of decant

Latin, decantare (to pour off)

Examples of decant in a sentence

They decanted the villagers to safer areas.
He decanted the solution into a clean flask.
The chemist decanted the liquid to separate it from the solid.
They carefully decanted the specimen for examination.
The technician decanted the organism with precision.

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French:reloger, décanter, ...
German:umsiedeln, dekantieren, ...
Italian:spostare, decantare, ...
Spanish:reubicar, decantar, ...
Portuguese:realocar, transvasar, ...
Chinese:逐步迁移, 倒出, ...
Japanese:移転させる, デキャンタージュする, ...
Arabic:رَحَّلَ, رَقَّى, ...
Hebrew:לְהַעֲבִיר בְּהַדְרָגָה, לְהַעֲבִיר בְּעִדָּנוּת, ...
Russian:постепенно переселять, переливать, ...
Ukrainian:поступово переміщати, перелити, ...
Hindi:स्थानांतरित करना, उंडेलना, ...
Bengali:স্থানান্তর করা, সাবধানে ঢালা, ...
Catalan:reallotjar, abocar, ...
Czech:přemístit, dekantovat, ...
Danish:flytte, hælde forsigtigt, ...
Dutch:verplaatsen, decanteren, ...
Greek:μεταφέρω, αδειάζω, ...
Hungarian:áttelepíteni, dekantálni, ...
Khmer:ផ្លាស់ទីលំនៅជាបន្តបន្ទាប់, បង្ហូររាវដោយប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន, ...
Korean:이주시키다, 따르다, ...
Persian:انتقال دادن, ریخت, ...
Polish:przenieść, przelewać, ...
Portuguese (BR):realocar, decantar, ...
Romanian:a reloca treptat, a decanta, ...
Swedish:flytta, dekantera, ...
Thai:ย้าย, เท, ...
Turkish:taşımak, boşaltmak, ...
Vietnamese:di dời, rót, ...

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