Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Decant \De*cant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decanted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Decanting}.] [F. d['e]canter (cf. It. decantare), prop.,
to pour off from the edge of a vessel; pref. d['e]- (L. de) +
OF. cant (It. canto) edge, border, end. See {Cant} an edge.]
To pour off gently, as liquor, so as not to disturb the
sediment; or to pour from one vessel into another; as, to
decant wine.
Source : WordNet®
decant
v : pour out; "the sommelier decanted the wines" [syn: {pour}, {pour
out}]