distil
verb
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to give off a liquid“The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound.”
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to undergo the process of distillation“Whiskey distills in our basement.”
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to extract by the process of distillation“We distill the essence of this compound and sell it for industrial purposes.”
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to undergo condensation“Water distills on the outside of the glass.”
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to remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation“We distilled the vodka four times to increase its smoothness.”