What does distill mean?

Definitions for distill
dɪˈstɪldis·till

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. purify, sublimate, make pure, distillverb

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

    "purify the water"

  2. distill, distilverb

    undergo the process of distillation

  3. distill, extract, distilverb

    extract by the process of distillation

    "distill the essence of this compound"

  4. condense, distill, distilverb

    undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops

    "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"

  5. distill, distilverb

    give off (a liquid)

    "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"

GCIDE

  1. Distillverb

    to extract out and present the essence of; to shorten and refine; to present the essential elements of; -- of ideas or texts.

Wiktionary

  1. distillverb

    To subject a substance to distillation.

  2. distillverb

    To undergo or be produced by distillation.

  3. distillverb

    To make by means of distillation, especially whisky.

  4. distillverb

    To exude in small drops.

    Firs distil resin.

  5. distillverb

    To impart in small quantities.

  6. distillverb

    To extract the essence of; concentrate; purify.

  7. distillverb

    To trickle down or fall in small drops; ooze out.

  8. distillverb

    To be manifested gently or gradually.

  9. distillverb

    To drip or be wet with.

  10. Etymology: From Old & modern French distiller, from Latin distillare

ChatGPT

  1. distill

    To distill is to purify a liquid substance by heating it or boiling it and then cooling the evaporated steam to separate or extract its essential components. This process is often used in the production of alcoholic beverages or to separate impurities from water. The term can also be used metaphorically, referring to extracting the essential meaning or most vital aspects of something.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Distill

    to drop; to fall in drops; to trickle

  2. Distill

    to flow gently, or in a small stream

  3. Distill

    to practice the art of distillation

  4. Distillverb

    to let fall or send down in drops

  5. Distillverb

    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

  6. Distillverb

    to subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc

  7. Distillverb

    to dissolve or melt

  8. Etymology: [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.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of distill in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of distill in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of distill in a Sentence

  1. Steve Bannon:

    The American people are just coming into the story right now. Since the vote, The American people are just now taking this seriously, steve Bannon's going to distill it down to something that is very simple, easy to comprehend. ' It's a perfect phone call. I didn't do anything wrong.'.

  2. Trey Yingst:

    There's a lot of chaos around us depending on the war zone. Sometimes it's rocket fire, sometimes it's a ballistic missile, sometimes it's small arms fire, and you got to breathe, you've got to relax, understand that if you're panicking, or you're running around, you can't get the story out. And you also have to remember that people are relying on you to give them a clear picture of what's happening on the ground. They understand there's chaos, they understand that Russia has invaded a sovereign country, so how do we distill this down in a way that people can grasp but then ultimately care about?

  3. Stephanie Murphy:

    The Select Committee has obtained a vast amount of testimony and documents, our goal -- and our challenge -- is to use the public hearings to distill this information down to its essence, to tell an accurate and easy-to-understand story about why January 6th happened, and to provide some concrete recommendations about how our country can prevent something like it from happening again. Our audience are Americans across the political spectrum who are committed to securing our democratic institutions and processes.

  4. Kyle Ewing:

    We look at general cognitive ability, how do you unpack and tackle these large problems that exist and distill them down to something you can take hold of ?

  5. Bill Clinton:

    They had to distill it and it looked like it said I didn't apologize and had no intention to, and I was mad at me, here is what I want to say, it wasn't my finest hour.

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