distill : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: distill	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for distill
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
distill v remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water" Synonym(s): purify, sublimate, make pure, distill undergo the process of distillation Synonym(s): distill, distil extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" Synonym(s): distill, extract, distil undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" Synonym(s): condense, distill, distil give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound" Synonym(s): distill, distil
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distill \Dis*till"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Distilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distilling}.] [F. distiller, from L. destillare, destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr. stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand. Cf. {Still}, n. & v., {Instill}.] [Written also {distil}.] 1. To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle. Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain. --Pope. 2. To flow gently, or in a small stream. The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia. --Sir W. Raleigh. 3. To practice the art of distillation. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distill \Distill"\, v. t. 1. To let fall or send down in drops. Or o'er the glebe distill* the kindly rain. --Pope. The dew which on the tender grass The evening had distilled. --Drayton. 2. To obtain by distillation; 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. [bd]Distilling odors on me.[b8] --Tennyson. 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. --Addison.