distill

[ dih-stil ]

/ dɪˈstɪl /

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verb (used with object)

to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration.

to extract the volatile components of by distillation; transform by distillation.

to concentrate, purify, or obtain by or as by distillation: to distill whiskey from mash.

to remove by distillation (usually followed by off or out): to distill out impurities.

to extract the essential elements of; refine; abstract: She managed to distill her ideas into one succinct article.

to let fall in drops; give forth in or as in drops: The cool of the night distills the dew.

verb (used without object)

to undergo or perform distillation.

to become vaporized and then condensed in distillation.

to drop, pass, or condense as a distillate.

to fall in drops; trickle; exude.

Origin of distill

1325–75; Middle English distillen (< Anglo-French distiller) < Latin distillāre, variant of dēstillāre, equivalent to dē- de- + stillāre to drip

OTHER WORDS FROM distill

dis·till·a·ble, adjective non·dis·till·a·ble, adjective re·dis·till, verb (used with object) re·dis·till·a·ble, adjective

re·dis·till·a·ble·ness, noun

Words nearby distill

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The Internet was created, it often seems, to distill complex political issues into not-so-complex memes.

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"As long as we distill less than around two-hundred liters per month, the government doesn't seem to mind," he says.

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Next, Murillo opens a bottle of their Special Edition, which they distill every six months on the solstice.

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The Empress added a special clause for land-owning farmers, who were allowed to distill up to three hundred liters.

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“I want to see what happens when I distill wild mushrooms that I foraged in the park,” said Grasse.

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He held that it was wrong to distill grape or grain products "too far," until there was nothing left but the alcohol.

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A blade of grass is a mystery, if men would but distill it out.

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Old Tom Talbot, the grandfather, built the first brandy distillery in the state in order to distill brandy from beets.

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Why do you distill into the heart of the man you term your friend all the bitterness that infects your own?

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The one we killed at Kolobeng continued to distill clear poison from the fangs for hours after its head was cut off.

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Medical definitions for distill

distill

[ dĭ-stĭl ]

v.

To subject a substance to distillation.

To separate a distillate by distillation.

To increase the concentration of, separate, or purify a substance by distillation.

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