variants:
or less commonly distil
distilled; distilling
Definition of distill
1
: to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate entry 1 sense 3b) in drops or in a wet mist
some caves are dry, others distill water from invisible rifts— Norman Douglas
2a
: 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
1a
: to fall or materialize in drops or in a fine moisture
b
: to appear slowly or in small quantities at a time
2a
: to undergo distillation
b
: to perform distillation
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The first known use of distill was in the 14th century
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