Thesaurus: distill

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1. n. & v To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.
2. n. & v To flow gently, or in a small stream.
3. n. & v To practice the art of distillation.
4. v. t. To let fall or send down in drops.
5. v. t. 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.
6. v. t. To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.
7. v. t. To dissolve or melt.
8. v. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
9. v. undergo the process of distillation
10. v. extract by the process of distillation
11. v. undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
12. v. give off (a liquid)