1. to pour liquid from one container into another, especially to separate it from sediment
2. to pour wine or other liquid into a special container before serving

Examples

• The chef carefully decanted the olive oil into a clean bottle.
• We need to decant the wine an hour before dinner.
• She decanted the homemade vinegar, leaving the herbs behind.
• The sommelier decanted the red wine into a crystal decanter.
• After the sediment settled, he decanted the clear liquid.
• They decanted the aged whiskey into smaller bottles for gifts.