distill
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dis·till
also dis·til (dĭ-stĭl') 
v., -tilled, also -tilled, -till·ing, -til·ling, -tills, -tils. v.tr.
v., -tilled, also -tilled, -till·ing, -til·ling, -tills, -tils. v.tr.
- To subject (a substance) to distillation.
- To separate (a distillate) by distillation.
- To increase the concentration of, separate, or purify by or as if by distillation.
- To separate or extract the essential elements of: distill the crucial points of the book.
- To exude or give off (matter) in drops or small quantities.
- To undergo or be produced by distillation.
- To fall or exude in drops or small quantities.
[Middle English distillen, from Old French distiller, from Latin distillāre, variant of dēstillāre, to trickle : dē-, de- + stillāre, to drip (from stilla, drop).]
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is now spelt with one l in British English and with two ls in American English. The inflections in both varieties are distilled, distilling, and the noun derivatives are distillation, distiller, and distillery.
| distensible, dissoluble, dissolvable, dissociate | |
| distinct, distinctive, distinctly, distribute |
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distill
v
Definition: make pure; draw out something
Antonyms: dirty, pollute
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or (US) distill
to undergo, to subject to, to purify, or to separate by distillation.
to undergo, to subject to, to purify, or to separate by distillation.
| distance matrix, distal protein, distal | |
| distillate, distillation, distribution |
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categories related to 'distill'
- Fabrication and Manufacturing Processes - distill: (vb) purify by vaporization into separate components
- Knowledge and Understanding - distill: determine the essence of
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Distil
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - destillere, lave ekstrakt af, fremstille ved destillation, uddrage hovedindhold af, lade falde i dråber
v. intr. - dryppe, falde i dråber, udskilles, blive destilleret
Français (French)
v. tr. - distiller, laisser couler goutte à goutte
v. intr. - se distiller, couler goutte à goutte
Deutsch (German)
v. - destillieren, brennen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποστάζω, διυλίζω, ραφινάρω, φιλτράρω
Português (Portuguese)
v. - destilar(-se)
Русский (Russian)
дистиллировать, перегонять
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - destilar, refinar
v. intr. - destilar, exudar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - destillera, bildl. sammanfatta det väsentliga
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
蒸馏, 浓缩, 净化, 吸取...的精华, 提炼
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 蒸餾, 濃縮, 淨化, 吸取...的精華
v. intr. - 蒸餾, 提煉
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 증류하다, 추출하다
v. intr. - 증류되다, 스며 나오다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 蒸留する, 洗練する, 純化する, 抽出する, 放散する, したたらせる
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - זיקק, התפיל, תימצת, טיפטף, הרעיף, הטיף
v. intr. - נטף, טיפטף
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