distill — or distil [di stil′] vi. distilled, distilling [ME distillen < OFr distiller < L distillare, for destillare, to trickle down < de , down + stillare, to drop < stilla, a drop: see STONE] 1. to fall in drops; trickle; drip 2. to undergo … English World dictionary
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
distill — I verb boil down, clarify, concentrate, condense, decoct, destillare, draw forth, draw out, draw out the essence, drop, expel, extract, filtrate, filter, free from extraneous matter, press out, purify by removing the foreign and nonessential,… … Law dictionary
distill — also distil, late 14c., from O.Fr. distiller (14c.), from L. distillare trickle down in minute drops, from dis apart (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + stillare to drip, drop, from stilla drop. Related: Distilled; distilling … Etymology dictionary
distill — [v] make pure; draw out something boil down, brew, clarify, concentrate, condense, cook, cut, cut down, cut to the bone*, dribble, drip, drop, evaporate, express, extract, ferment, get to the meat*, infuse, precipitate, press, press out, purify,… … New thesaurus
distill — also distil verb (distilled; distilling) 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
distill — distillable, adj. /di stil /, v.t. 1. to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration. 2. to extract the volatile components of by distillation; transform by distillation. 3. to… … Universalium
distillə — <lat.> xüs. Mayeləri qaynadaraq əsas tərkib hissələrinə ayırmaqla təmizləmə, saflaşdırma; təqtir. Suyu distillə et mək. – Hərgah maye bərk maddənin məhsulu şəklindədirsə, onu ayırmaq üçün distillə üsulundan istifadə edirlər. M. Mövsümzadə … Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti
distill — v. (D; tr.) to distill from (to distill whiskey from grain) … Combinatory dictionary
distill — dis|till distil [dıˈstıl] v past tense and past participle distilled present participle distilling [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: distiller, from Latin stillare to fall in drops ] 1.) to make a liquid such as water or alcohol more… … Dictionary of contemporary English
