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distil

[dih-stil]

dis·til

[dih-stil]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object) -tilled, -til·ling. Chiefly British.
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distil or distill (dɪsˈtɪl)
 
vb (sometimes foll by out or off) , -tils, -tills, -tilling, -tilled
1.  See also rectify to subject to or undergo distillation
2.  to purify, separate, or concentrate, or be purified, separated, or concentrated by distillation
3.  to obtain or be obtained by distillation: to distil whisky
4.  to exude or give off (a substance) in drops or small quantities
5.  (tr) to extract the essence of as if by distillation
 
[C14: from Latin dēstillāre to distil, from de- + stillāre to drip]
 
distill or distill
 
vb
 
[C14: from Latin dēstillāre to distil, from de- + stillāre to drip]
 
dis'tillable or distill
 
adj

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