Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Word For The Day, Friday, June 27, 2014-- decant

Posted on 06/27/2014 5:00:20 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree

Word For The Day, Friday, June 27, 2014-- decant

;


In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

decant [dih-kant]

hear it pronounced

verb, transitive (used with object)

1. to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
2. to pour (a liquid) from one container to another.
3. to rehouse (people) while their homes are being rebuilt or refurbished

Origin: 1625–35; < Medieval Latin dēcanthāre, equivalent to Latin dē- de- + Medieval Latin canth ( us ) spout, rim of a vessel ( Latin: iron band round a wheel < Greek kánthos corner of the eye, tire) + -āre infinitive suffix

History: 1630s, "pour off the clear liquid from a solution by gently tipping the vessel," originally an alchemical term, from Fr. decanter, from M.L. decanthare, from canthus "corner, lip of a jug," from Gk. kanthos "corner of the eye," on a perceived resemblance between the beaked lip of a jug and the corner of the eye.

Related forms

de•can•ta•tion [dee-kan-tey-shuh n] noun

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.




TOPICS: Word For The Day
KEYWORDS: wordfortheday
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-44 next last
Obama’s upside down strategy is to decant the dregs of Latin America into an overburdened USA.
1 posted on 06/27/2014 5:00:20 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: xsmommy; secret garden; VRWCmember; Slip18; SoothingDave; Texan5; NicknamedBob; ...

Subbing for tioga, who is still on the mend.


2 posted on 06/27/2014 5:01:50 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (7 hard drives crashed at exactly the most opportune moment for the Regime. Coincidence?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: TruthShallSetYouFree

Dee and Sally have the same English Lit teacher, but Decant read too well.


3 posted on 06/27/2014 5:04:41 AM PDT by Hoodat (Democrats - Opposing Equal Protection since 1828)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: TruthShallSetYouFree

I had to leave the liberal convention because I couldn’t stand de cant.


4 posted on 06/27/2014 5:16:58 AM PDT by SoothingDave
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Hoodat
A++

gold

First response, first pun. Good morning!

5 posted on 06/27/2014 5:17:45 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (7 hard drives crashed at exactly the most opportune moment for the Regime. Coincidence?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: SoothingDave
A+++

silver

I had to leave the liberal convention because I couldn’t stand de cant.

At first I thought you were talking about Hillary and made a spelling error.

6 posted on 06/27/2014 5:19:53 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (7 hard drives crashed at exactly the most opportune moment for the Regime. Coincidence?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: TruthShallSetYouFree

Obama is decanting the new wine of illegal immigrants into the old wineskin of high unemployment, in the hope that the change will burst open any remaining economic stability.


7 posted on 06/27/2014 5:30:52 AM PDT by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Excellence
A+++

bronze

Excellent, Excellence. And thanks to you and your family for your service to our country.

8 posted on 06/27/2014 5:34:24 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (7 hard drives crashed at exactly the most opportune moment for the Regime. Coincidence?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: TruthShallSetYouFree

Speaking politically, of course, decant is what attracts de fools.


9 posted on 06/27/2014 5:41:57 AM PDT by SAJ
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: SAJ

A+++
Dat’s de truth.


10 posted on 06/27/2014 5:57:41 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (7 hard drives crashed at exactly the most opportune moment for the Regime. Coincidence?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: TruthShallSetYouFree

that was a great sentence!


11 posted on 06/27/2014 6:09:15 AM PDT by xsmommy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Excellence; TruthShallSetYouFree

and that’s an even better one! everyone is on FAHR today!


12 posted on 06/27/2014 6:10:14 AM PDT by xsmommy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: TruthShallSetYouFree

Haha - I caught that one!


13 posted on 06/27/2014 7:10:28 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

Nice!


14 posted on 06/27/2014 7:22:40 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (7 hard drives crashed at exactly the most opportune moment for the Regime. Coincidence?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: TruthShallSetYouFree

Thank you for subbing!

If you decant run or walk, you can always decant the wine bottle while you wait.


15 posted on 06/27/2014 7:31:55 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Hill has been known to decant and enjoy an adult beverage.


16 posted on 06/27/2014 8:15:40 AM PDT by xsmommy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; SoothingDave; TruthShallSetYouFree

Had my interview out at Dulles airport for my global entry pass, to hopefully expedite travel through security. xshub has the pass, and we need xsbaby’s passport before she can apply for it. this is for the London trip in oct.
xsboy is about to leave for bachelor party weekend in Ocean City, picking the affianced up at noon from his ofc. hopefully that will be fun but incident free. Groomsmen are flying in from San Diego and Florida for this. The weather is supposed to be great. I think a half day fishing charter is on the menu, as well as a trip to Atlantic City.


17 posted on 06/27/2014 8:21:01 AM PDT by xsmommy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: TruthShallSetYouFree; NeoCaveman
i have really not paid a ton of attention to the goings on in MS, but dang, this is serious biz.
18 posted on 06/27/2014 8:23:58 AM PDT by xsmommy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: TruthShallSetYouFree
Despite assertions to the contrary, this Administration has already enacted measures to decant youthful "undocumenteds" at various facilities all across the country (including in my own backyard) … There will be NO serious attempt to reunify them with their estranged parents —in their home countries at least— these prospective Democrat voters will take up permanent residence here, despite the fact that we really can't educate these kids or support the "families" with ever more deficit spending.

There's only so much that Conservative spokespersons like Sarah or Ted can do to focus attention on the issue; if the people in general don't wake up soon, then the 21st Cent. AD will mark the transition of America into something that those who established its Founding & fought for until now will no longer recognize.

19 posted on 06/27/2014 8:27:48 AM PDT by mikrofon (+^ Ti ^+ BUMP)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: xsmommy

What did they ask you during this interview?


20 posted on 06/27/2014 8:35:56 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-44 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson