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dis·till      [di-stil] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1. to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration.
2. to extract the volatile components of by distillation; transform by distillation.
3. to concentrate, purify, or obtain by or as by distillation: to distill whiskey from mash.
4. to remove by distillation (usually fol. by off or out): to distill out impurities.
5. to extract the essential elements of; refine; abstract: She managed to distill her ideas into one succinct article.
6. to let fall in drops; give forth in or as in drops: The cool of the night distills the dew.
–verb (used without object)
7. to undergo or perform distillation.
8. to become vaporized and then condensed in distillation.
9. to drop, pass, or condense as a distillate.
10. to fall in drops; trickle; exude.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME distillen (< AF distiller) < L distillāre, var. of déstillāre, equiv. to dé- de- + stillāre to drip]

—Related forms
dis·till·a·ble, adjective
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source
dis·till also dis·til       (dĭ-stĭl')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   dis·tilled also dis·tilled, dis·till·ing also dis·til·ling, dis·tills also dis·tils

v.   tr.
  1. To subject (a substance) to distillation.
  2. To separate (a distillate) by distillation.
  3. To increase the concentration of, separate, or purify by or as if by distillation.
  4. To separate or extract the essential elements of: distill the crucial points of the book.
  5. To exude or give off (matter) in drops or small quantities.

v.   intr.
  1. To undergo or be produced by distillation.
  2. To fall or exude in drops or small quantities.


[Middle English distillen, from Old French distiller, from Latin distillāre, variant of dēstillāre, to trickle : dē-, de- + stillāre, to drip (from stilla, drop).]

dis·till'a·ble adj.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source
distill 
1393, from O.Fr. distiller, from L. distillare "trickle down in minute drops," from dis- "apart" + stillare "to drip, drop," from stilla "drop." Distillery "place for distilling," is from 1759.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source
distill

verb
1.  remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water" [syn: purify] 
2.  undergo the process of distillation 
3.  extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" 
4.  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] 
5.  give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound" 

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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source

dis·till (d-stl)
v. dis·tilled or dis·tilled, dis·till·ing or dis·til·ling, dis·tills or dis·tils

  1. To subject a substance to distillation.
  2. To separate a distillate by distillation.
  3. To increase the concentration of, separate, or purify a substance by distillation.

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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source

Main Entry: dis·till
Variant: also dis·til /dis-'til/
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: dis·tilled; dis·till·ing
transitive senses
1 : to subject to or transform by distillation
2 : to obtain by or as if by distillation
3 : to obtain an extract from (as a plant) by infusion and distillation <making medicines by distilling herbs> distill intransitive senses
1 : to undergo distillation
2 : to condense or drop from a still after distillation

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