'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]
Synonyms of 'distill'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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