DISTILL


Meaning of DISTILL in English

v.

Variant: also dis · til

Pronunciation: di- ' stil

Function: verb

Inflected Form: 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 Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.