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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops;
- Example: "water condenses"
- Example: "The acid distills at a specific temperature"
[syn: condense, distill, distil]

2. extract by the process of distillation;
- Example: "distill the essence of this compound"
[syn: distill, extract, distil]

3. undergo the process of distillation;
[syn: distill, distil]

4. give off (a liquid);
- Example: "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"
[syn: distill, distil]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Distil \Dis*til"\, v. t. & i. See Distill. [1913 Webster]
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. [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]
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]