distill
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- distil (Commonwealth)
Etymology [edit]
From Old & modern French distiller, from Latin distillare
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -ɪl
Verb [edit]
distill (third-person singular simple present distills, present participle distilling, simple past and past participle distilled)
- (transitive) To subject a substance to distillation.
- (intransitive) To undergo or be produced by distillation.
- (transitive) To make by means of distillation, especially whisky.
- (transitive) To exude in small drops.
- Firs distil resin.
- (transitive) To impart in small quantities.
- (transitive) To extract the essence of; concentrate; purify.
- (intransitive) To trickle down or fall in small drops; ooze out.
- (intransitive) To be manifested gently or gradually.
- (intransitive) To drip or be wet with.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to subject a substance to distillation
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to undergo distillation
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to make by means of distillation
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to exude in small drops
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to trickle down in small drops
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