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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
distil \distil"\, v. t. i.
see distill.
1913 webster
see also:
distill
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
distill \distill"\, 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
see also:
distilled distilling still instill distil
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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
see also:
condense distill extract distilling distilled
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