distill
verb (used with object)
to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration.
has distilled
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present perfectof distill (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Now, at the age of 82, Mr. Damasio has distilled many of his central insights into “Natural Intelligence & the Logic of Consciousness.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Prof Hood has distilled the Science of Happiness course into a new book, out on March 10.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2024
Now the actor, who lives with his wife, Camila Alves McConaughey, and their three children in Austin, Texas, has distilled his philosophy — his persona, even — into a children’s book.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2023
He has tricks to test whether his studio alchemy has distilled that magic quality.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2023
After the greater portion of the alcohol has distilled off, the solution is acidified with sulphuric acid and the azoimide distilled over.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various
