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| dis·till [ di stíl ] (past and past participle dis·tilled, present participle dis·till·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·tills) or dis·til [ di stíl ] (past and past participle dis·tilled, present participle dis·till·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·tils) |
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1. transitive verb make alcoholic spirits: to produce alcoholic spirits using the process of boiling liquid and condensing its vapor
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2. transitive and intransitive verb purify liquid with heat: to purify a liquid by boiling it and then condensing its vapor, or undergo purification in this way
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3. transitive verb create something from essential elements: to create something from the essential or most important parts of something larger or longer
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4. intransitive verb emerge slowly: to be emitted slowly or in small quantities
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| [14th century. < Latin distillare, alteration of destillare, literally "drip apart" < stillare "to drip" < stilla "drop"] |
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  dis·till·a·ble adjective |
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