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distilling
Variant of distill
distill
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dis·till or distil dis·til′ (di stil′)
intransitive verb distilled -·tilled′, distilling -·till′·ing
- to fall in drops; trickle; drip
- to undergo distillation
- to be produced as the essence of something
Etymology: ME distillen < OFr distiller < L distillare, for destillare, to trickle down < de-, down + stillare, to drop < stilla, a drop: see stone
transitive verb
- to cause or allow to fall in drops
- to subject to, or purify or refine by, distillation to distill water
- to remove, extract, or produce by distillation to distill whiskey
- to purify, refine, or concentrate as if by distillation to distill one's style
- to draw out or obtain the part that is essential, pure, etc.
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