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dis⋅till

  [di-stil]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration.
2. to extract the volatile components of by distillation; transform by distillation.
3. to concentrate, purify, or obtain by or as by distillation: to distill whiskey from mash.
4. to remove by distillation (usually fol. by off or out): to distill out impurities.
5. to extract the essential elements of; refine; abstract: She managed to distill her ideas into one succinct article.
6. to let fall in drops; give forth in or as in drops: The cool of the night distills the dew.
–verb (used without object)
7. to undergo or perform distillation.
8. to become vaporized and then condensed in distillation.
9. to drop, pass, or condense as a distillate.
10. to fall in drops; trickle; exude.
Origin:
1325–75; ME distillen (< AF distiller) < L distillāre, var. of dēstillāre, equiv. to dē- de- + stillāre to drip

Related forms:
dis⋅till⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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dis·till also dis·til   (dĭ-stĭl')   
v.   dis·tilled also dis·tilled, dis·till·ing also dis·til·ling, dis·tills also dis·tils

v.   tr.

  1. To subject (a substance) to distillation.

  2. To separate (a distillate) by distillation.

  3. To increase the concentration of, separate, or purify by or as if by distillation.

  4. To separate or extract the essential elements of: distill the crucial points of the book.

  5. To exude or give off (matter) in drops or small quantities.

v.   intr.

  1. To undergo or be produced by distillation.

  2. To fall or exude in drops or small quantities.


[Middle English distillen, from Old French distiller, from Latin distillāre, variant of dēstillāre, to trickle : dē-, de- + stillāre, to drip (from stilla, drop).]
dis·till'a·ble adj.
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Word Origin & History

distill 
1393, from O.Fr. distiller, from L. distillare "trickle down in minute drops," from dis- "apart" + stillare "to drip, drop," from stilla "drop." Distillery "place for distilling," is from 1759.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dis·till
Variant: also dis·til /dis-'til/
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: dis·tilled;dis·till·ing
transitive senses
1 : to subject to or transform by distillation
2 : to obtain by or as if by distillation
3 : to obtain an extract from (as a plant) by infusion and distillation distilling herbs> distill intransitive senses
1 : to undergo distillation
2 : to condense or drop from a still after distillation
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

distill dis·till (dĭ-stĭl)
v. dis·tilled or dis·tilled, dis·till·ing or dis·til·ling, dis·tills or dis·tils

  1. To subject a substance to distillation.

  2. To separate a distillate by distillation.

  3. To increase the concentration of, separate, or purify a substance by distillation.

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