how to pronounce decant

/dəˈkænt/

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decant is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of decant in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… i'm going to decant patience to you …”

meanings of decant

verb:

To flow.
To rehouse people while their buildings are being refurbished or rebuilt.
To remove a clone from its chamber, vat, or artificial womb.
To pour from one vessel into another.
To pour off (a liquid) gently, so as not to disturb the sediment.

decant frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word decant occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics decant can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that decant can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;