n. [ L. cantatio. ] A singing. [ Obs. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. décantation. ] The act of pouring off a clear liquor gently from its lees or sediment, or from one vessel into another. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. excantare to charm out. See Ex&unr_;, and Chant. ] Disenchantment by a countercharm. [ Obs. ] Gayton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. incantatio, fr. incantare to chant a magic formula over one: cf. F. incantation. See Enchant. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction. [ 1913 Webster ]
The poor man was imprisoned for this discovery, and forced to make a public recantation. Bp. Stillingfleet. [ 1913 Webster ]