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  Distill \Dis*till"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Distilled; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Distilling.] [F. distiller, from L. destillare,
     destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr.
     stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand.
     Cf. Still, n. & v., Instill.] [Written also distil.]
     1. To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.
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              Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain.
                                                    --Pope.
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     2. To flow gently, or in a small stream.
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              The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of
              Armenia.                              --Sir W.
                                                    Raleigh.
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     3. To practice the art of distillation. --Shak.
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  Distill \Dis*till"\, v. t.
     1. To let fall or send down in drops.
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              Or o'er the glebe distill the kindly rain. --Pope.
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              The dew which on the tender grass
              The evening had distilled.            --Drayton.
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     2. To obtain by distillation; to subject to a process of
        evaporation and subsequent condensation; to extract by
        distillation, as spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify;
        as, to distill brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic
        spirits from grain; to distill essential oils from
        flowers, etc.; to distill fresh water from sea water.
        ``Distilling odors on me.'' --Tennyson.
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     3. To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in
        making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.
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     4. To dissolve or melt. [R.]
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              Swords by the lightning's subtle force distilled.
                                                    --Addison.
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     5. to extract out and present the essence of; to shorten and
        refine; to present the essential elements of; -- of ideas
        or texts.
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  Distill \Dis*till"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Distilled; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Distilling.] [F. distiller, from L. destillare,
     destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr.
     stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand.
     Cf. Still, n. & v., Instill.] [Written also distil.]
     1. To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.
  
              Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain.
                                                    --Pope.
  
     2. To flow gently, or in a small stream.
  
              The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of
              Armenia.                              --Sir W.
                                                    Raleigh.
  
     3. To practice the art of distillation. --Shak.

  Distill \Dis*till"\, v. t.
     1. To let fall or send down in drops.
  
              Or o'er the glebe distill the kindly rain. --Pope.
  
              The dew which on the tender grass The evening had
              distilled.                            --Drayton.
  
     2. To obtain by distillation; to extract by distillation, as
        spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill
        brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic spirits from grain;
        to distill essential oils from flowers, etc.; to distill
        fresh water from sea water. ``Distilling odors on me.''
        --Tennyson.
  
     3. To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in
        making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.
  
     4. To dissolve or melt. [R.]
  
              Swords by the lightning's subtle force distilled.
                                                    --Addison.

  distill
       v 1: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and
            separate through the process of distillation; "purify
            the water" [syn: purify, sublimate, make pure]
       2: undergo the process of distillation [syn: distil]
       3: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence
          of this compound" [syn: extract, distil]
       4: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid
          state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid
          distills at a specific temperature" [syn: condense, distil]
       5: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of
          disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: distil]

  distill
     vb.
     (standard spelling of en distil from=U.S.)

  distill
     vb.
     (standard spelling of en distil from=U.S.)

  distill
     vb.
     (standard spelling of en distil from=U.S.)

  distill
     vb.
     (standard spelling of en distil from=U.S.)

  distill
     Englanti vb.
     (yhteys kemia k=en) tislata

  distill
     Engelska vb.
     (tagg kat=amerikansk engelska språk=en) ''amerikansk-engelsk
  stavningsvariant av brittisk-engelska'' distil

  Distill /dɪstˈɪl/
  قطّر

  distill /dɪstˈɪl/
  destilovat

  distill /dɪstˈɪl/ 
   [Am.] brennen  [ugs.]  [cook.]  [einen Branntwein]
     Synonym: distil
  
   see: distilling, distilled, moonshine sth.
  
           Note: a spirit

  distill /dɪstˈɪl/
  
  διυλίζω, αποστάζω

  distil, distill /dɪˈstɪl/ 
   1.  destylować
   2.  [form]  wyselekcjonowywać, wypreparowywać

  distill /dɪstˈɪl/ 
  1. destilar
  2. purificar

  
/dɪˈstɪɫ/

  93 Moby Thesaurus words for "distill":
     aerate, aerify, atomize, boil, bolt, bootleg, brew, carbonate,
     chlorinate, clarify, clear, concentrate, condense, decoct,
     decrassify, depurate, dribble, drip, dripple, drop, edulcorate,
     elute, emit, essentialize, etherify, etherize, evaporate, exhale,
     express, extract, filter, filtrate, fluidize, fractionate, fume,
     fumigate, gasify, give off, gurgle, hydrogenate, infuse, leach,
     leak, leak out, lixiviate, melt down, moonlight, moonshine, narrow,
     oversimplify, oxygenate, percolate, perfume, press out, purify,
     rectify, reduce, reduce to elements, reek, refine, render, screen,
     seep, seethe, send out, separate, sieve, sift, simmer, simplify,
     smoke, soak, spiritualize, spray, spurtle, steam, steep, stew,
     strain, streamline, strip down, sublimate, sublime, sweat, trickle,
     trill, try, vaporize, volatilize, weep, winnow, wring, wring out
  
  

  v. 蒸馏,滴下;

     vt. 蒸馏
     vi. 滴下