DISTILS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

distills

verb

variants also distils

Definition of distills

present tense third-person singular of distill

as in drips

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 filters

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

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Recent Examples of distills This report distils the implications of the Hormuz closure and the wider Iran–US war for engineering leadership. — Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026 The mountain is incredibly hypnotic when catching the pearly hues of the first and last light of day and distils the unearthly beauty of the Himalayas into one gorgeous frame. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026

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The score drips with a sinister ostinato as the rats scurry into every corner of her castle.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
Slime literally drips off them, and there can be an inch or more of slime in the bottom of your cooler.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026

Definition of drips

Verb

The pool is designed with ports to connect a chiller—the special refrigeration unit some people use that continuously circulates and filters the water to keep it cold without the need for ice.

— Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026
This specific layout filters out background protons and electrons while mapping the exact direction of incoming neutrons, thereby differentiating between normal atmospheric radiation and a hidden nuclear weapon.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

Definition of filters

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Air flows clockwise around these domes, but until now, none of them have been in quite the right spot to drag Canadian smoke south.

— Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
The Madison River originates inside Yellowstone National Park and flows 183 miles north through southwest Montana, flanked by the Madison Range, the Gravelly Mountains, and the Tobacco Root Mountains.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026

Definition of flows

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Sprouting out of work on a few songs left over from their 2023 comeback effort, Hackney Diamonds, Foreign Tongues advances and refines its predecessor’s mission of reconnecting the band with its strengths.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Once this cycle of testing is extensively undertaken, the AI maker refines the AI and can feel more comfortable that the AI is ready for release.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of refines

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And, Anthropic’s CEO pours $1 million into a PAC pushing AI regulation.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Down the rock at the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo, the dining room pours rosé from Bandol and from Bellet, a Niçoise appellation so small that barely anyone outside the region can name it.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

Definition of pours

Verb

Garcia quickly clarifies that her living arrangement was a little different.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026
As for what, perhaps, soba noodles with edamame and mushrooms have to do with Pablo Picasso, or why Salvador Dali gets an unexpected dessert course of a white chocolate potato souffle, Beshir clarifies the goal of the evening.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of clarifies

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So instead of getting magnesium that has been smelted via the Pidgeon process, Lola extracts the stuff from seawater via electrolysis, powered by solar.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
Those contracts call for Next Hydrogen to design and deliver an electrolyzer that extracts tritium from heavy water, a critical process for preparing fuel used in future fusion reactors.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026

Definition of extracts

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Per the outlet, Martin cleans tables and floors, restocks sauces and keeps trays moving to customers.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Its Turbo Brush is perfect for collecting pet hair, and the Parquet Twister floorhead has a double-swivel joint that gently cleans and maneuvers across hard surfaces.

— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026

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