Distill
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Distill is a verb meaning US standard spelling of distil.
Meaning
US standard spelling of distil.
Example Sentences
There is ſome ſoule of goodneſſe in things euill, / VVould men obſeruingly diſtill it out.
The wine which from yon wounded palm on high / Fills yonder gourd, as slowly it distills, / Grows sour at once if Lorrinite pass by.
My doctrine ſhall drop as the raine: my ſpeach ſhall diſtill as the deaw, as the ſmal raine vpon the tender herbe, and as the ſhowres vpon the graſſe.
Carbonic acid is a limpid colourless body, extremely fluid, and floating upon the other contents of the tube. It distills readily and rapidly at the difference of temperature between 32° and 0°.
Word Forms
- distills
- distilling
- distilled
Synonyms for distill
Depending on context, synonyms include sublimate, extract, purify, distil.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include distil, sublimate, purify, extract, refine, separator.
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