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distill

verb
  1. to give off a liquid
    “The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound.”
  2. to undergo the process of distillation
    “Whiskey distills in our basement.”
  3. to extract by the process of distillation
    “We distill the essence of this compound and sell it for industrial purposes.”
  4. to undergo condensation
    “Water distills on the outside of the glass.”
  5. 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.”