'Distil' definitions:
Definition of 'distil'
(from WordNet)
verb
Undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" [syn: condense, distill, distil]
verb
Extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" [syn: distill, extract, distil]
verb
Undergo the process of distillation [syn: distill, distil]
verb
Give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: distill, distil]
Definition of 'distil'
From: GCIDE
- Distill \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. [1913 Webster]
- Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To flow gently, or in a small stream. [1913 Webster]
- The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To practice the art of distillation. --Shak. [1913 Webster]