Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To drop; fall in drops.
- To flow in a small stream; trickle.
- To use a still; practise distillation.
- To let fall in drops; dispense by drops; hence, to shed or impart in small portions or degrees.
- To subject to the process of distillation; rectify; purify: as, to
distil water. - To obtain or extract by the process of distillation: as, to
distil brandy from wine; to distil whisky. - To use as a basis of distillation; extract the spirit or essence from: as, to
distil grain or plants. - To dissolve or melt.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb See
distill .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive Subject a
substance todistillation ; . - verb intransitive Undergo or be produced by distillation.
- verb transitive Make by means of distillation, especially
whisky . - verb transitive
Exude in small drops. - verb transitive
Impart in small quantities. - verb transitive
Extract the essence of;concentrate ;purify . - verb intransitive
Trickle down or fall in smalldrops ;ooze out. - verb intransitive Be
manifested gently or gradually. - verb intransitive
Drip or bewet with.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
- verb give off (a liquid)
- verb extract by the process of distillation
- verb undergo the process of distillation
Etymologies
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Examples
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The dew of the Spirit, which God and God only, can give, can freshen our worn and drooping souls, can give joy in sorrow, can keep us from being touched by surrounding evils, and from being parched by surrounding drought, can silently 'distil' its supplies of strength according to our need into our else dry hearts.
Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII Alexander Maclaren 1868
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"distil" 60% investment grade out of your "pool" (that's the good stuff), well add some CDS and run an algorithm and that could go up to 85%.
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In "Banker to the World," Mr. Rhodes tries to distil the "leadership lessons" he has learned from his remarkable career on the "front lines of global finance."
A Conspiracy of Hunches Adrian Wooldridge 2011
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Great post, Mary – good way to collate and distil some marvellous ideas!
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As a character, Redzepi seems to distil the essence of what we currently think of as "best": there is nothing fussy or flamboyant about him; he is the opposite of what you'd think of as the Michelin "personality".
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You go through so many phases and then really try to distil all of that down into a potent sound and approach to the instrument.
Mike Ragogna: Keb' Mo's "...Enchilada," Plus Chats with Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Alex Miller, Flogging Molly's Dave King, and Lindi Ortega Mike Ragogna 2011
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Between short scenes – aiming presumably to distil the essence of Faulks's novel but actually stripping it of atmosphere and verve – swathes of prose are just read out.
Birdsong; On Ageing; The Big Fellah; Yes, Prime Minister Susannah Clapp 2010
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I guess I can distil it down to a few pieces of good advice:
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The desert plants used to distil tequila could cut emissions from transport by providing an important new biofuel crop, according to new research.
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You go through so many phases and then really try to distil all of that down into a potent sound and approach to the instrument.
Mike Ragogna: Keb' Mo's "...Enchilada," Plus Chats with Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Alex Miller, Flogging Molly's Dave King, and Lindi Ortega Mike Ragogna 2011
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