distill
to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration.
to extract the volatile components of by distillation; transform by distillation.
to concentrate, purify, or obtain by or as by distillation: to distill whiskey from mash.
to remove by distillation (usually followed by off or out): to distill out impurities.
to extract the essential elements of; refine; abstract: She managed to distill her ideas into one succinct article.
to let fall in drops; give forth in or as in drops: The cool of the night distills the dew.
to undergo or perform distillation.
to become vaporized and then condensed in distillation.
to drop, pass, or condense as a distillate.
to fall in drops; trickle; exude.
Origin of distill
1- Also especially British, dis·til .
Other words from distill
- dis·till·a·ble, adjective
- non·dis·till·a·ble, adjective
- re·dis·till, verb (used with object)
- re·dis·till·a·ble, adjective
- re·dis·till·a·ble·ness, noun
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How to use distill in a sentence
Still, Abovitz never figured out how to distill the magic produced by the enormous prototypes into a viable product, former employees said.
Magic Leap tried to create an alternate reality. Its founder was already in one | Verne Kopytoff | September 26, 2020 | FortuneThe team will then take these proofs and try to distill the techniques, or strategies, that make them work.
At the Math Olympiad, Computers Prepare to Go for the Gold | Kevin Hartnett | September 21, 2020 | Quanta MagazineFor our field guide to decision making, Quartz spoke to more than a dozen experts, and reviewed books and research to distill the critical steps.
It may be too soon to distill the lessons from these case studies.
Sweatpants craze and DIY patios: What the pandemic has taught design-led businesses—so far | claychandler | August 18, 2020 | FortuneGiven one of these highly structured lists, Roth had the idea to distill its structure by mapping its “frequency spectrum,” using what’s called the Fourier transform.
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The process to fully distill the Scorpion Tail took three hours.
When a Modern-Day Indiana Jones Met an Adventurous Gin Distiller | Ann Binlot | July 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Internet was created, it often seems, to distill complex political issues into not-so-complex memes.
"As long as we distill less than around two-hundred liters per month, the government doesn't seem to mind," he says.
Next, Murillo opens a bottle of their Special Edition, which they distill every six months on the solstice.
The Empress added a special clause for land-owning farmers, who were allowed to distill up to three hundred liters.
What to Drink When it’s Cold? The Glory of Austrian Schnaps | Jordan Salcito | January 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the case of other authors of this series I have had to distill the essence of their philosophy from the leaves of many volumes.
Major Prophets of To-Day | Edwin E. SlossonThat in stoking a fire, a small amount should be added at a time because of the heat required to warm and distill the fresh coal.
At six eyes he wept: the tears Adown three chins distill'd with bloody foam.
The Vision of Hell, Complete | Dante AlighieriThe words foretell, distill, instill and fulfill, retain the ll of their primitives.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 | Barkham BurroughsBetty came over the next morning to spend the day and help Miss Recompense to distill.
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