Distill Definition

distil

distilled, distilling, distills, distils

verb

distills

To cause or allow to fall in drops.

Webster's New World

To subject to, or purify or refine by, distillation.

To distill water.

Webster's New World

To remove, extract, or produce by distillation.

To distill whiskey.

Webster's New World

To be produced as the essence of something.

Webster's New World

To purify, refine, or concentrate as if by distillation.

To distill one's style.

Webster's New World

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Origin of Distill

Middle English distillen from Old French distiller from Latin distillāre variant of dēstillāre to trickle dē- de- stillāre to drip (from stilla drop)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French distiller, from Latin distillare

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