DISTIL Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

distill

verb

di-ˈstil

variants also distil

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 The path of regulation In 2022, the Congressional Budget Office distilled decades of health care policy fights into a single PowerPoint slide. — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026 Seven decades after Elia Kazan’s film adaptation, his granddaughter Zoe Kazan has distilled her interpretation of Steinbeck’s multigenerational saga, which is deeply structured around biblical allusions, into a seven-episode series for Netflix. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 The contradiction at the center of America’s skilled-labor shortage was distilled into 10 words at Ford Pro Accelerate, the Blue Oval’s giant workforce-development event in Detroit. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 Met some incredible people, learned from them but could not distill it into that one song. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for distill

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Adding that there were multiple bloods; some waterier, some viscous, others stickier, Flanagan explained that blood for dropping was different from what needed to be painted on Howell, which could not drip off.

— Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
Amal, 48, opted for a liquid gold off-the-shoulder gown dripping in beaded fringe.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of drip

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Their personal lives are often showcased in a way that’s entirely filtered through the entertainment company’s lens.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Techniques popular in Ukraine and surrounding countries have steadily filtered into the rest of Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with salons all over the world now offering Ukrainian-style manicures.

— Lucy Abbersteen, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of filter

Verb

For good or ill, the film also refrains from forcing Uta to ever clarify her sexuality or choose one partner over the other.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Now, the former employees, as well as OpenAI, have issued additional statements to clarify their sides of the story.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of clarify

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Despite steady attacks from Iran, oil tankers and other commercial vessels have continued flowing through the narrow waterway.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Charles Jencks, the late American cultural theorist and a famously exacting critic, saw in its flowing forms both sensuality and an important new direction for architecture.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of flow

Verb

Suffolk more than accommodated this corpus of experience while at the same time enabling me to refine my interests courtesy of its humanizing curriculum.

— David Shribman, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026
Now, back in the paddock, Kim Kardashian is continuing to refine her own take on Formula 1 girlfriend dressing.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of refine

Verb

Rising global demand to extract battery metals like cobalt, nickel, and manganese makes mining increasingly likely.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Both the driver and semi were taken to the Newton-Azrak Station in Murrieta, where hazardous response specialists extracted the liquid contents from the tank, which tested positive for meth, the release said.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of extract

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Large ovens are then used to dry the electrodes, followed by additional processes to recover and purify the solvents.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Below, take a peek at the best still-available Dyson Prime Day deals, ranging from cordless stick vacuums to purifying tower fans.

— Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026

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