Definitions for: 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: condense, distil, distil

See Also: ameliorate, amend, better, change, create, exudate, exude, flux, improve, liquefy, liquify, make, meliorate, moonshine, ooze, ooze out, purge, rectify, refine, transude

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