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
One recurring image is from her first album cover, depicting her smiling face as blood drips down her forehead.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 6 July 2026

Definition of drips

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Blending coming-of-age drama with a dreamlike, science-fiction edge, the film filters Argentina’s economic instability and the pull of the digital world through the perspective of a child searching for an escape.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 30 July 2026
One recurring idea comes from the Japanese word komorebi, the shifting sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees.

— Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Definition of filters

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The canal that flows between Fort Lauderdale resident Harry Rozelle’s house and his church is so infested with bacteria that his teenage son, Cruz, was hospitalized after swimming in it three years ago.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
The liquid flows into the textile and hardens, forming a secure connection.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 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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The public is increasingly skeptical of allowing the AI industry to govern itself, which is pushing legislators to rethink their hands-off approach, even as AI money pours like Niagara Falls into elections.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
The sun pours through its many gaps, creating a constellation of light that illuminates the forest floor below.

— Liam Scott, Washington Post, 24 July 2026

Definition of pours

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The article clarifies that prohibiting a bonnet, a private hair covering, differs fundamentally from discriminating against natural Black hair.

— Tee Wilson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Despite Shai saying that Ava and Rowan encouraged him to tell Hudson about Ariana and Liam, Ava clarifies that that never happened.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 July 2026

Definition of clarifies

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Space startup Interlune revealed a new technology that extracts 99% pure helium-3 from standard Grade A helium.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
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

Definition of extracts

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Weakened by kidney failure, Karam is unable to work and is tethered 12 hours a day to the machine that cleans the toxins from his blood.

— Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
Dawn Dishwashing Liquid Best soap in the world—cleans dishes and windows, pretreats laundry, and unclogs toilets.

— Chris Kelly, New Yorker, 28 July 2026

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