distills

[Dis*till·]

When you distill something, you are boiling it down to its essence its most important part. Whether it's alcohol or ideas, the distilled part is the most powerful.

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To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.

Verb
give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"

Verb
undergo the process of distillation

Verb
extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"

Verb
undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"

Verb
remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"

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n. & v
To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.

n. & v
To flow gently, or in a small stream.

n. & v
To practice the art of distillation.

v. t.
To let fall or send down in drops.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.

v. t.
To dissolve or melt.

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.

Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain.

2. To flow gently, or in a small stream.

The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia.

3. To practice the art of distillation. Shak.

Distill

Dis*till", v. t. 1. To let fall or send down in drops.

Or o'er the glebe distill the kindly rain.

The dew which on the tender grass The evening had distilled.

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.

To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.

To let fall or send down in drops.

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