Distil

  • 11distil — 1. verb a) Subject a substance to distillation; . Firs distil resin. b) Undergo or be produced by distillation. hell pretend not to know about mirrors or water or even seeing, but will ask you to give only what can be distilled from what you say …

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  • 12distil — verb Distil is used with these nouns as the object: ↑brandy, ↑essence, ↑whisky …

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  • 13distil — verb see distill …

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  • 14distil — /di stil /, v.t., v.i. distilled, distilling. Chiefly Brit. distill. * * * …

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  • 15distil — dis|til [ dı stıl ] the British spelling of distill …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16distil — see STILL …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 17distil — dis·til || dɪ stɪl v. purify a liquid by condensing it; extract an essence; make whiskey; drip …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 18distil — [dɪ stɪl] (US distill) verb (distils, distilling, distilled) 1》 purify (a liquid) by heating it so that it vaporizes, then cooling and condensing the vapour and collecting the resulting liquid.     ↘make (spirits) in this way.     ↘extract a… …

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  • 19distil — I. v. n. [Written also Distill.] Drop, drip, trickle, dribble, fall in drops. II. v. a. [Written also Distill.] 1. Drop, let fall in drops. 2. Separate by evaporation, extract by heat. 3. Extract spirit from …

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  • 20distil — also distill AmE verb distilled, distilling (T) 1 to make a liquid such as water or alcohol more pure by heating it so that it becomes a gas and then letting it cool 2 to make a strong alcoholic drink such as whisky by this method 3 to get ideas …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English