Distill — Dis*till , v. t. 1. To let fall or send down in drops. [1913 Webster] Or o er the glebe distill the kindly rain. Pope. [1913 Webster] The dew which on the tender grass The evening had distilled. Drayton. [1913 Webster] 2. To obtain by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — 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
