Definition of Distill

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Distill

To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.

To flow gently, or in a small stream.

To practice the art of distillation.

To let fall or send down in drops.

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.

To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.

To dissolve or melt.

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Distill Quotations

To cause the face to appear in a mass of flame make use of the following: mix together thoroughly petroleum, lard, mutton tallow and quick lime. Distill this over a charcoal fire, and the liquid which results can be burned on the face without harm.
Harry Houdini

Sometimes things in life take a few years to digest, and they find their way into the work later on. Sometimes I'm writing about things from eight years ago-they just took a long time to distill and come out in the appropriate way.
Beck

So to me it's very similar in terms of trying to distill within the image, those elements that are gonna form, hopefully, a compelling visual statement.
John Sexton

Fantasy allows you bend the world and the situation to more clearly focus on the moral aspects of what's happening. In fantasy you can distill life down to the essence of your story.
Terry Goodkind

Distill Translations

distill in French is distiller
distill in German is destillieren
distill in Italian is distillare
distill in Spanish is destilar

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