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1. (chemistry) remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
   "distill the water";
   - purify, sublimate, make pure, distil [Brit]
    
2. (chemistry) undergo the process of distillation
   - distil [Brit]
    
3. (chemistry) purify or isolate using distillation
   "distill the essence of this compound";
   - extract, distil [Brit]
    
4. Undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
   "The acid distills at a specific temperature";
   - condense, distil [Brit]
    
5. Give off (a liquid)
   "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound";
   - distil [Brit]
    
6. Make more concise
   - digest, condense, concentrate, distil [Brit]

Derived forms: distilling, distills

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