About The Word Distill
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Distill
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What's The Definition Of Distill?
[v] give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"
[v] undergo the process of distillation; of liquids [v] extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" [v] undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" [v] remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distiilation; "purify the water" Synonyms | Synonyms for Distill: condense | distil | distil Related Terms | Find terms related to Distill: aerate | aerify | atomize | boil | bolt | bootleg | brew | carbonate | chlorinate | clarify | clear | concentrate | condense | decoct | decrassify | depurate | dribble | drip | dripple | drop | edulcorate | elute | emit | essentialize | etherify | etherize | evaporate | exhale | express | extract | filter | filtrate | fluidize | fractionate | fume | fumigate | gasify | give off | gurgle | hydrogenate | infuse | leach | leak | leak out | lixiviate | melt down | moonlight | moonshine | narrow | oversimplify | oxygenate | percolate | perfume | press out | purify | rectify | reduce | reduce to elements | reek | refine | render | screen | seep | seethe | send out | separate | sieve | sift | simmer | simplify | smoke | soak | spiritualize | spray | spurtle | steam | steep | stew | strain | streamline | strip down | sublimate | sublime | sweat | trickle | trill | try | vaporize | volatilize | weep | winnow | wring | wring out See Also | ameliorate | amend | better | change | create | exudate | exude | flux | improve | liquefy | liquify | make | meliorate | moonshine | ooze | ooze out | purge | rectify | refine | transude Distill In Webster's Dictionary \Dis*till"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Distilled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Distilling}.] [F. distiller, from L. destillare,
destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr.
stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand.
Cf. {Still}, n. & v., {Instill}.] [Written also {distil}.]
1. To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.
Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain.
--Pope.
2. To flow gently, or in a small stream.
The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of
Armenia. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
3. To practice the art of distillation. --Shak.
\Dis*till"\, v. t. 1. To let fall or send down in drops. Or o'er the glebe distill the kindly rain. --Pope. The dew which on the tender grass The evening had distilled. --Drayton. 2. To obtain by distillation; to extract by distillation, as spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic spirits from grain; to distill essential oils from flowers, etc.; to distill fresh water from sea water. ``Distilling odors on me.'' --Tennyson. 3. To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc. 4. To dissolve or melt. [R.] Swords by the lightning's subtle force distilled. --Addison. |
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