4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To flow gently, or in a small stream. [1913 Webster] The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] 3. To practice the art of distillation. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: distil v 1: 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}, {distill}] 2: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" [syn: {distill}, {extract}] 3: undergo the process of distillation [syn: {distill}] 4: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: {distill}] [also: {distilling}, {distilled}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: distilled See {distil} From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 23 Moby Thesaurus words for "distilled": absolute, bare, clarified, clear, naked, neat, purified, rectified, sheer, straight, unadulterated, unalloyed, unblended, uncombined, uncompounded, uncorrupted, undiluted, unfortified, unleavened, unmingled, unmixed, unsophisticated, untinged
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