'Distill' definitions:

Definition of 'distill'

(from WordNet)
verb
Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water" [syn: purify, sublimate, make pure, distill]
verb
Undergo the process of distillation [syn: distill, distil]
verb
Extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" [syn: distill, extract, distil]
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
Give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: distill, distil]

Definition of 'Distill'

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]

Definition of 'Distill'

From: GCIDE
  • Distill \Dis*till"\, v. t.
  • 1. To let fall or send down in drops. [1913 Webster]
  • Or o'er the glebe distill the kindly rain. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • The dew which on the tender grass The evening had distilled. --Drayton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To obtain by distillation; to subject to a process of evaporation and subsequent condensation; 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To dissolve or melt. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • Swords by the lightning's subtle force distilled. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. to extract out and present the essence of; to shorten and refine; to present the essential elements of; -- of ideas or texts. [PJC]