[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]