DISTIL Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

distill

verb

di-ˈstil

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Definition of distill

as in to drip

to fall or let fall in or as if in drops the basement walls distill water every time it rains heavily

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as in to filter

to remove usually visible impurities from distill the water before pouring it in the steam iron

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Recent Examples of distill Sometimes, though, distilling the best from a simple ingredient can be a long labor of love. — Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 By distilling commander’s intent through intuitive, natural language commands, Anura scales the Soldier-to-robot ratio, reduces cognitive burden, accelerates training timelines, and enables heads-up, hands-free operation. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026 Over his 25 years behind the anchor desk at WABC-TV Eyewitness News, the veteran journalist had built a career distilling the details of the most complicated stories with clarity and precision. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 His Medite-Grecian approach is distilled across both restaurants here. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for distill

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Sarah answered the door dripping from the bath, wrapped in one of her mother’s bridal-tour evening robes.

— Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
The note probably wouldn’t have been legible anyway, with the constant blood dripping from my writing hand.

— Todd Orr, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026

Definition of drip

Verb

Kansas City artists, comedians, entrepreneurs and other figures from the city’s nightlife scene filtered through the business, including people who had shared stages, studios and social spaces with McGee.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
The liver just might be one of your hardest-working organs, producing proteins and filtering the blood, metabolizing nutrients and creating necessary bile for digestion.

— Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of filter

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But now, as the sun poured through the third-floor atrium of the Bloom Center, Riley couldn’t help but point out the symbolism of such an ambitious undertaking actually coming to life.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Iron remains the priority The expansion lands at a time when Washington is pouring billions into domestic critical minerals projects in an effort to loosen China’s grip on strategic supply chains.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of pour

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Engelbert listed three guiding principles for the league in the discussion but did not clarify whether or not trans athletes are allowed to play in the WNBA.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Budnik clarified that the characters were actually playing Chinese mahjong — a completely different game.

— Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of clarify

Verb

Some more images show Kidman, Bullock, 62, King, 26, and Williams, 29, wearing flowing gowns while hooked onto wires, seemingly filming a scene that involves flying, in front of a blue screen.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Exports flowing from Saudi ports have blunted some of the impact of the Strait of Hormuz closure.

— Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of flow

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Growing knowledge around these and other factors would help refine masking recommendations from public health officials.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Before becoming a central figure in the renaissance of the Toronto Blue Jays, Gausman bounced around, needing time to refine his craft and maximize the potential that the baseball industry saw from an early age.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of refine

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Asteroid mining is also mentioned as a potential opportunity, which would entail extracting metals and other critical resources from near-Earth and main-belt asteroids.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
The company based in the Boston-area city of Woburn, Massachusetts, plans to build a bigger facility to extract and produce critical metals needed in not only defense but also the aerospace and automotive industries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of extract

Verb

This gas will then be purified and concentrated, ready for export to local gas networks as what is termed renewable natural gas (RNG).

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
Normal strategy in disaster situations is boiling water to purify it but this uses valuable fuel resources.

— Simon Heptinstall, New Atlas, 9 July 2026

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