decantar

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decantar (first-person singular present decanto, first-person singular preterite decantí, past participle decantat)

  1. to decant
  2. (reflexive) to opt [with per ‘for’]

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  • Hyphenation: de‧can‧tar

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decantar (first-person singular present decanto, first-person singular preterite decantei, past participle decantado)

  1. to decant

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin dēcanthāre, from dē- +‎ canthus (beak of a cup or jug), equivalent to Spanish de- + canto (edge).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dekanˈtaɾ/ [d̪e.kãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧can‧tar

Verb

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decantar (first-person singular present decanto, first-person singular preterite decanté, past participle decantado)

  1. (transitive) to decant
  2. (transitive) to decide
    • 2023 August 8, Marc Rovira, “ERC y Junts se emplazan a aparcar sus diferencias ante la “oportunidad histórica” de decantar la investidura”, in El País[1]:
      ERC y Junts se emplazan a aparcar sus diferencias ante la “oportunidad histórica” de decantar la investidura [title]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. (reflexive, + por) to opt for
    • 2008, Joxean Muñoz, Ez da neutrala:
      Nació en Guatemala en 1974, y aunque en sus inicios se decantó por el mundo de la literatura, encontró en la performance la manera de denunciar la violenta realidad que le ha tocado vivir
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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