verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   US standard spelling of distil. US, alt-of, standard

   "There is ſome ſoule of goodneſſe in things euill, / VVould men obſeruingly diſtill it out."

2. 2
   give off (a liquid) wordnet
3. 3
   undergo the process of distillation wordnet
4. 4
   extract by the process of distillation wordnet
5. 5
   undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops wordnet

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6. 6
   remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

condensepurifyaerateaerifyatomizeboil

Example

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"Now we will distill this water."

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