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3 definitions found 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]: Distil \Dis*til"\, v. t. & i. See {Distill}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: distil v 1: extract by distillation, make by distillation [syn: {distill}, {extract}] 2: undergo distillation; of liquids [syn: {distill}] 3: transform by distillation; of liquids [syn: {distill}]
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