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Distill   /dɪstˈɪl/   Listen
verb
Distill  v. t.  
1.
To let fall or send down in drops. "Or o'er the glebe distill the kindly rain." "The dew which on the tender grass The evening had distilled."
2.
To obtain by distillation; to subject to a process of evaporation and subsequent condensation; to extract by distillation, as spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic spirits from grain; to distill essential oils from flowers, etc.; to distill fresh water from sea water. "Distilling odors on me."
3.
To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.
4.
To dissolve or melt. (R.) "Swords by the lightning's subtle force distilled."
5.
To extract out and present the essence of; to shorten and refine; to present the essential elements of; of ideas or texts.


Distill  v. i.  (past & past part. distilled; pres. part. distilling)  (Written also distil)  
1.
To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle. "Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain."
2.
To flow gently, or in a small stream. "The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia."
3.
To practice the art of distillation.





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"Distill" Quotes from Famous Books



... a world confused with ill! But fix the high condition of thy will To be right, that its good's spontaneous birth May spread like flowers springing from the earth On which the natural dews of heaven distill; For these require no honors, take no care For gratitude from men—but more are blessed In the sweet ignorance that they are fair; And through their proper functions live and rest, Breathing their fragrance out with joyous air, Content with praise ...
— Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul • Various
... a secret cave. Unconstant fortune leadeth forth the king To this unhappy sight, wherewith in rage The gentle earl he doometh to his death, And greets his daughter with her lover's heart. Gismunda fills the goblet with her tears, And drinks a poison which she had distill'd, Whereof she dies, whose deadly countenance So grieves her father, that he ...
— A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. VII (4th edition) • Various
... which covers oranges and distill them in an alembic, until the distillation may be said ...
— The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci, Complete • Leonardo Da Vinci
... Cheshire. Ditto Cheshire with Sack. Ditto Gloucestershire. Cheese, Cream. Ditto Why the Aversion to it. Churns, the Sorts. Clove-Gilly-Flower Syrup. Cucumbers, to pickle. Codlings, to pickle, green. Ditto to pickle Mango. Cherry-Brandy. Cherry-Beer. Cherry-Cordial. Cherries distill'd. Cherry, Cornelian, in Brandy. Calf's Feet Jelly. Cockles, pickled. Capons, to ...
— The Country Housewife and Lady's Director - In the Management of a House, and the Delights and Profits of a Farm • Richard Bradley
... cream-white blossom-clusters. The berries are always attractive to the eye in their purple tint, with the creamy blush on them, and happy is that traveler who has an expert make for him an elderberry pie, or distill the rich cordial ...
— The Lake of the Sky • George Wharton James


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