distil

distil
    v 1: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid
         state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid
         distills at a specific temperature" [syn: {condense},
         {distill}, {distil}]
    2: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence
       of this compound" [syn: {distill}, {extract}, {distil}]
    3: undergo the process of distillation [syn: {distill},
       {distil}]
    4: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of
       disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: {distill}, {distil}]
    

Distil \Dis*til"\, v. t. & i.
   See {Distill}.
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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.
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            Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain.
                                                  --Pope.
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   2. To flow gently, or in a small stream.
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            The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of
            Armenia.                              --Sir W.
                                                  Raleigh.
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   3. To practice the art of distillation. --Shak.
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