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1. Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
   - purify, sublimate, make pure, distil [Brit]
    
2. Undergo the process of distillation
   - distil [Brit]
    
3. Extract by the process of distillation
   "distill the essence of this compound"
   - extract, distil [Brit]
    
4. Undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
   "The acid distills at a specific temperature"
   - condense, distil [Brit]
    
5. Give off (a liquid)
   "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"
   - distil [Brit]
    
6. Make more concise
   - digest, condense, concentrate, distil [Brit]

Derived forms: distilled, distilling, distills

See also: distillate, distillery, distillment

Type of: abbreviate, abridge, ameliorate, amend, better, change, contract, create, cut, exudate, exude, flux, foreshorten, improve, liquefy, liquify, make, meliorate, ooze, ooze out, reduce, shorten, transude

Encyclopedia: Distill