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distill
[ dih-stil ]
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.
Other Word Forms
- 徱·پa· adjective
- non徱·پa· adjective
- d·پ verb (used with object)
- re徱·پa· adjective
- re徱·پa··ness noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
“But it still has the distilled essence of ‘Black Mirror,’ those elements and ingredients.
In the first episode, when he cracks a murder case by distilling it into a logic puzzle, he batters his audience into submission with an avalanche of nerdy terms.
Rum is typically made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses, the thick treacle-like substance leftover after refined sugar has been produced from the harvested plants.
Minutes later, Trump told reporters in the White House corridor that he planned to impose a 200 percent tariff on alcoholic beverages from the EU, a devastating prospect for Ireland’s brewing and distilling industries.
Will those messianic qualities distill into sage leadership?
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