Verb: distill di'stil
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: distil)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: distil)
- (chemistry) remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
"distill the water";
- purify, sublimate, distil [Brit]
- (chemistry) undergo the process of distillation
"The mixture distilled at 80 degrees Celsius";
- distil [Brit]
- Purify or isolate using distillation
"distill the essence of this compound";
- extract, distil [Brit]
- Extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of something
"The author distilled years of research into a concise report"; "distill the contents of a book into a summary";
- digest, condense, concentrate, distil [Brit]
- Undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
"The acid distills at a specific temperature"; "Water vapor distilled on the cold window";
- condense, distil [Brit]
- Release or emit small liquid droplets
"The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound";
- distil [Brit]
Derived forms: distills, distilling
Type of: abbreviate, abridge, ameliorate, amend, better, change, contract, create, cut, exudate, exude, flux, foreshorten, improve, liquefy, liquify, make, meliorate, mend, ooze, ooze out, reduce, shorten, transude
Encyclopedia: Distill