Definition of distill
distilled;
distilling
1
: to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see 1precipitate 3b) in drops or in a wet mist
- some caves are dry, others distill water from invisible rifts
- —Norman Douglas
2 a
: to purify or transform (a liquid) by successive evaporation and condensation : to subject to or transform by distillation
- distill molasses into rum
b
: to obtain by or as if by distillation
- distill whiskey
- able to distill humor from personal loss
c
: to extract the essence of : concentrate
- distill the experience into a poem
1 a
: to fall or materialize in drops or in a fine moisture
b
: to appear slowly or in small quantities at a time
2 a
: to undergo distillation
b
: to perform distillation
