DISTILL


Meaning of DISTILL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

also dis·til di-ˈstil

( dis·tilled ; dis·till·ing )

Etymology: Middle English distillen, from Anglo-French distiller, from Late Latin distillare, alteration of Latin destillare, from de- + stillare to drip, from stilla drop

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1. : to let fall, exude, or precipitate in drops or in a wet mist

2.

a. : to subject to or transform by distillation

distill molasses into rum

b. : to obtain by or as if by distillation

distill whiskey

able to distill humor from personal loss

c. : to extract the essence of : concentrate

intransitive verb

1.

a. : to fall or materialize in drops or in a fine moisture

b. : to appear slowly or in small quantities at a time

2.

a. : to undergo distillation

b. : to perform distillation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.