Distil

Quick meaning: Distil is a verb meaning To exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops.

Meaning

To exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops.

More Meanings

1. To impart (information, etc.) in small quantities; to infuse.
2. Followed by off or out: to expel (a volatile substance) from something by distillation.
3. To extract the essence of (something) by, or as if by, distillation; to concentrate, to purify.
4. To transform a thing (into something else) by distillation.
5. To make (something, especially spirits such as gin and whisky) by distillation.
6. To transform a complex large language model into a smaller one.
7. To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.

Example Sentences

Firs distil resin.

Haue I not bene Thy Pupill long? Haſt thou not learn'd me how To make Perfumes? Diſtill? Preſerue?

[I]t [Silene] eaſeth the head-ach, if togither with oile of roſes it be diſtilled upon the head by way of embrochation.

She felt the slackening frost distil Through her blood the last ooze dull and chill: Her lids were dry and her lips were still.

Word Forms

• distils
• distilling
• distilled
• distill

Synonyms for distil

Depending on context, synonyms include extract, distill.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include distill, extract, condense, disseminate, draw, pull.

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