distil

[ dih-stil ]

/ dɪˈstɪl /

verb (used with or without object), dis·tilled, dis·til·ling. Chiefly British.

distill.

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Examples from the Web for distil

I was left alone to refine and distil my art for decades, paring things down to their essence.
Charles Saatchi Answers Your Questions|The Daily Beast|May 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
You shall not ask better from me than that I should distil you these two extracts from my Standard Essays, amended to date.
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, March 23, 1895|Various
Distil as before, and go on thus till you have a sufficient quantity of odoriferous liquor.
Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.|Pierre Joseph Macquer
Distil as before; and repeat these operations, till you have used all your fermented Paste of Roses.
The Toilet of Flora|Pierre-Joseph Buc'hoz

Forbes of Culloden was given in 1690 liberty to distil grain at Ferintosh without excise.
Robert Burns|William Allan Neilson
They could brew good beer, they could distil whiskey and make passable wine.
A Little Girl in Old Pittsburg|Amanda M. Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for distil

distil

US distill

/ (dɪsˈtɪl) /

verb -tils, -tills, -tilling or -tilled

to subject to or undergo distillationSee also rectify (def. 2)

(sometimes foll by out or off) to purify, separate, or concentrate, or be purified, separated, or concentrated by distillation

to obtain or be obtained by distillationto distil whisky

to exude or give off (a substance) in drops or small quantities

(tr) to extract the essence of as if by distillation

Derived Formsdistillable, adjective

Word Origin for distil

C14: from Latin dēstillāre to distil, from de- + stillāre to drip

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