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distill
[dih-stil]
verb (used with object)
to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration.
to extract the volatile components of by distillation; transform by distillation.
to concentrate, purify, or obtain by or as by distillation.
to distill whiskey from mash.
to remove by distillation (usually followed by off orout ).
to distill out impurities.
to extract the essential elements of; refine; abstract.
She managed to distill her ideas into one succinct article.
to let fall in drops; give forth in or as in drops.
The cool of the night distills the dew.
verb (used without object)
to undergo or perform distillation.
to become vaporized and then condensed in distillation.
to drop, pass, or condense as a distillate.
to fall in drops; trickle; exude.
Other 51Թ Forms
- distillable adjective
- nondistillable adjective
- redistill verb (used with object)
- redistillable adjective
- redistillableness noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
The stories told in the film are shuffled, edited, and distilled from their original presentation.
When it comes to building and maintaining high-stakes relationships, Smith and Niebur have distilled their process into five key elements they call SERVE, a recurring theme throughout the book.
Today, it is distilled into the hands of one man: an aging septuagenarian who doesn’t even know that his greatest responsibility is to uphold the Constitution.
Just distilling it down to those raw statistics, it is clear to see why "people" would say the Red Bull was an "inferior" car, as you put it.
The kind now best distilled into a fictional massacre in a galaxy far, far away.
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