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   Dis·till

   /dəˈstil/

   

   verb

   • 1. purify (a liquid) by vaporizing it, then condensing it by cooling the vapor, and collecting the resulting liquid: "they managed to distill a small quantity of water" Similar purifyrefinefiltertreatprocessvaporize/evaporate and condensesublimesublimaterare:fractionate
   • ▪ make (something, especially liquor or an essence) by distilling: "whiskey is distilled from a mash of grains" Similar brewfermentmake
   • ▪ extract the essence of (something) by heating it with a solvent: "distill the leaves of some agrimony" Similar extractpress outsqueeze outexpressdraw outtake out
   • ▪ remove (a volatile constituent) of a mixture by using heat: "coal tar is made by distilling out the volatile products in coal" Similar boil downreduceconcentratethickencompresscondensepurifyrefineseparaterectify
   • ▪ emanate as a vapor or in minute drops: literary "she drew back from the dank breath that distilled out of the earth" Similar emanateexudedripleaktrickledribbleflow
   • 2. extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of: "my travel notes were distilled into a book"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin distillare, variant of destillare, from de- ‘down, away’ + stillare (from stilla ‘a drop’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. distillatory adjective

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › distilDistill Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DISTILL is to let fall, exude, or precipitate in drops or in a wet mist. How to use distill in a sentence.

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISTILL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to make a liquid stronger or purer by heating it until it changes to a gas and then cooling it so that it changes back into a liquid: Some strong alcoholic drinks such as whiskey are made by distilling. Spirits & distilling. absinthe. amaretto.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISTILL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   To distill something said or written is to reduce it but keep the most important part: She distilled the report into a paragraph.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › distillDISTILL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Distill definition: to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration.. See examples of DISTILL used in a sentence.

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   Read our guide to distilling to learn the primary ways liquor is made. Our intro explains how alcohol is made in plain English. Read it now!

9. www.britannica.com › science › distillationDistillation | Definition, Process, & Methods | Britannica

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   Jun 21, 2024 · Distillation, the process involving the conversion of a liquid into vapor that is subsequently condensed back to liquid form. It is used to separate liquids from nonvolatile solids or in the separation of two or more liquids having different boiling points. Learn more about distillation here.

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    Alexander Mordvintsev, Ettore Randazzo, Eyvind Niklasson, Michael Levin, and Sam Greydanus. A collection of articles and comments with the goal of understanding how to design robust and general purpose self-organizing systems.

11. www.thoughtco.com › what-is-distillation-601964What Is Distillation? Principles and Uses - ThoughtCo

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    Jan 29, 2020 · Distillation is a widely used method for separating mixtures based on differences in the conditions required to change the phase of components of the mixture. To separate a mixture of liquids, the liquid can be heated to force components, which have different boiling points, into the gas phase.