[syn: distill, distil]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Distil \Dis*til"\, v. t. & i.
See Distill.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain.
--Pope.
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2. To flow gently, or in a small stream.
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The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of
Armenia. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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3. To practice the art of distillation. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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, distil]
2: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence
of this compound" [syn: distill, extract, distil]
3: undergo the process of distillation [syn: distill,
distil]
4: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of
disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: distill, distil]