decant in a sentence
v. t.
📚 Grade Level: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Definition
To decant means to pour a liquid from one container into another, typically to separate it from sediment or to aerate it.
Sample Sentences
- It is important to decant the wine to allow it to breathe before serving.
- After letting the stew simmer, she decided to decant it into a serving bowl for dinner.
- He carefully began to decant the olive oil from the large container into a smaller bottle.
- To enhance the flavor, the bartender suggested that I decant the whiskey before drinking.
- The laboratory technician had to decant the liquid from the sediment in the flask.