distill

distill
verb
1. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation (Freq. 3)
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purify the water

• Syn: ↑purify, ↑sublimate, ↑make pure
• Derivationally related forms:
• Topics: ↑chemistry, ↑chemical science
• Hypernyms: ↑better, ↑improve, ↑amend, ↑ameliorate, ↑meliorate
• Hyponyms: ↑refine, ↑rectify, ↑purge
• Verb Group: ↑distil
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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2. undergo the process of distillation (Freq. 3)
• Syn: ↑distil
• Derivationally related forms: ↑distillate, ↑distillment, ↑distillation, ↑distillery
• Topics: ↑chemistry, ↑chemical science
• Hypernyms: ↑change
• Verb Group: ↑extract, ↑distil, ↑purify, ↑sublimate, ↑make pure
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

3. extract by the process of distillation (Freq. 1)
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distill the essence of this compound

• Syn: ↑extract, ↑distil
• Derivationally related forms: ↑extractible (for: ↑extract), ↑extraction (for: ↑extract), ↑distillate, ↑distillation, ↑distillery
• Topics: ↑chemistry, ↑chemical science
• Hypernyms: ↑make, ↑create
• Hyponyms: ↑moonshine
• Verb Group: ↑distil
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

4. undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
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water condenses

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The acid distills at a specific temperature

• Syn: ↑condense, ↑distil
• Derivationally related forms: ↑distillate, ↑condensation (for: ↑condense), ↑condensate (for: ↑condense)
• Hypernyms: ↑liquefy, ↑flux, ↑liquify
• Verb Group: ↑condense
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

5. give off (a liquid)
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The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound

• Syn: ↑distil
• Hypernyms: ↑exude, ↑exudate, ↑transude, ↑ooze out, ↑ooze
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s something


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  • Distill — Dis*till , v. t. 1. To let fall or send down in drops. [1913 Webster] Or o er the glebe distill the kindly rain. Pope. [1913 Webster] The dew which on the tender grass The evening had distilled. Drayton. [1913 Webster] 2. To obtain by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • distill — or distil [di stil′] vi. distilled, distilling [ME distillen < OFr distiller < L distillare, for destillare, to trickle down < de , down + stillare, to drop < stilla, a drop: see STONE] 1. to fall in drops; trickle; drip 2. to undergo …   English World dictionary

  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • distill — I verb boil down, clarify, concentrate, condense, decoct, destillare, draw forth, draw out, draw out the essence, drop, expel, extract, filtrate, filter, free from extraneous matter, press out, purify by removing the foreign and nonessential,… …   Law dictionary

  • distill — also distil, late 14c., from O.Fr. distiller (14c.), from L. distillare trickle down in minute drops, from dis apart (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + stillare to drip, drop, from stilla drop. Related: Distilled; distilling …   Etymology dictionary

  • distill — [v] make pure; draw out something boil down, brew, clarify, concentrate, condense, cook, cut, cut down, cut to the bone*, dribble, drip, drop, evaporate, express, extract, ferment, get to the meat*, infuse, precipitate, press, press out, purify,… …   New thesaurus

  • distill — also distil verb (distilled; distilling) Etymology: Middle English distillen, from Anglo French distiller, from Late Latin distillare, alteration of Latin destillare, from de + stillare to drip, from stilla drop Date: 14th century …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • distill — distillable, adj. /di stil /, v.t. 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… …   Universalium

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  • distill — v. (D; tr.) to distill from (to distill whiskey from grain) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • distill — dis|till distil [dıˈstıl] v past tense and past participle distilled present participle distilling [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: distiller, from Latin stillare to fall in drops ] 1.) to make a liquid such as water or alcohol more… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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