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Dictionary: dis·till  dis·til (dĭ-stĭl') pronunciation
 
also
v., -tilled also -tilled, -till·ing -til·ling, -tills -tils.

v.tr.
  1. To subject (a substance) to distillation.
  2. To separate (a distillate) by distillation.
  3. To increase the concentration of, separate, or purify by or as if by distillation.
  4. To separate or extract the essential elements of: distill the crucial points of the book.
  5. To exude or give off (matter) in drops or small quantities.
v.intr.
  1. To undergo or be produced by distillation.
  2. 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).]

distillable dis·till'a·ble adj.
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Thesaurus: distill
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verb

    To fall or let fall in drops of liquid: dribble, drip, drop, trickle, weep. See rise/fall.

 
Antonyms: distill
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v

Definition: make pure; draw out something
Antonyms: dirty, pollute


 
Translations: Distil
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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

Italiano (Italian)
distillare

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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