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de·cant (dĭ-kănt́)

[Medieval Latin dēcanthāre, Latin dē-, de-, + Latin canthus, rim of a wheel or vessel (of Celtic origin).]

transitive verb: -cant·ed, -cant·ing, -cants. 

  1. To pour off (wine, for example) without disturbing the sediment.
  2. To pour (a liquid) from one container into another.

derivatives

décan·tátion
noun