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dis·till

also dis·til (dĭ-stĭl′)
v. dis·tilled, dis·till·ing, dis·tills also dis·tilled or dis·til·ling or dis·tils
v.tr.
1. To subject (a substance) to distillation.
2. To separate (a distillate) by distillation.
3. To increase the concentration of, separate, or purify by or as if by distillation.
4. To separate or extract the essential elements of: distill the crucial points of the book.
5. To exude or give off (matter) in drops or small quantities.
v.intr.
1. To undergo or be produced by distillation.
2. To fall or exude in drops or small quantities.
[Middle English distillen, from Old French distiller, from Latin distillāre, variant of dēstillāre, to trickle : dē-, de- + stillāre, to drip (from stilla, drop).]
dis·till′a·ble adj.
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distil

(dɪsˈtɪl) or

distill

vb, -tils, -tills, -tilling or -tilled
1. (Chemistry) to subject to or undergo distillation. See also rectify 2
2. (Chemistry) (sometimes foll by: out or off) to purify, separate, or concentrate, or be purified, separated, or concentrated by distillation
3. (Brewing) to obtain or be obtained by distillation: to distil whisky.
4. (Chemistry) to obtain or be obtained by distillation: to distil whisky.
5. to exude or give off (a substance) in drops or small quantities
6. (tr) to extract the essence of as if by distillation
[C14: from Latin dēstillāre to distil, from de- + stillāre to drip]
disˈtillable adj
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dis•till

(dɪˈstɪl)

v.t.
1. to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration.
2. to extract volatile components from or transform by distillation.
3. to concentrate, purify, or separate by or as if by distillation.
4. to extract the essential elements of.
v.i.
5. to undergo or perform distillation.
6. to drop, pass, or condense as a distillate.
7. to fall in drops; trickle.
[1325–75; Middle English (< Anglo-French distiller) < Latin distillāre, variant of dēstillāre to trickle down, distill =dē- de- + stillāre to drip]
dis•till′a•ble, adj.
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distil


Past participle: distilled
Gerund: distilling

Imperative
distil
distil
Present
I distil
you distil
he/she/it distils
we distil
you distil
they distil
Preterite
I distilled
you distilled
he/she/it distilled
we distilled
you distilled
they distilled
Present Continuous
I am distilling
you are distilling
he/she/it is distilling
we are distilling
you are distilling
they are distilling
Present Perfect
I have distilled
you have distilled
he/she/it has distilled
we have distilled
you have distilled
they have distilled
Past Continuous
I was distilling
you were distilling
he/she/it was distilling
we were distilling
you were distilling
they were distilling
Past Perfect
I had distilled
you had distilled
he/she/it had distilled
we had distilled
you had distilled
they had distilled
Future
I will distil
you will distil
he/she/it will distil
we will distil
you will distil
they will distil
Future Perfect
I will have distilled
you will have distilled
he/she/it will have distilled
we will have distilled
you will have distilled
they will have distilled
Future Continuous
I will be distilling
you will be distilling
he/she/it will be distilling
we will be distilling
you will be distilling
they will be distilling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been distilling
you have been distilling
he/she/it has been distilling
we have been distilling
you have been distilling
they have been distilling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been distilling
you will have been distilling
he/she/it will have been distilling
we will have been distilling
you will have been distilling
they will have been distilling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been distilling
you had been distilling
he/she/it had been distilling
we had been distilling
you had been distilling
they had been distilling
Conditional
I would distil
you would distil
he/she/it would distil
we would distil
you would distil
they would distil
Past Conditional
I would have distilled
you would have distilled
he/she/it would have distilled
we would have distilled
you would have distilled
they would have distilled
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. distil - undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"
condense - develop due to condensation; "All our planets condensed out of the same material"
condense - remove water from; "condense the milk"
flux, liquify, liquefy - become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied"
2. distil - extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
moonshine - distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine
distill, distil - undergo the process of distillation
create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
3. distil - undergo the process of distillation
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
distil, distill, extract - extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"
distill, make pure, purify, sublimate - remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"
4. distil - give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"
exudate, exude, ooze out, transude, ooze - release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores"
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distil

verb
1. ferment, make, produce, brew The whisky had been distilled in 1926.
2. purify, process, filter, refine, treat, evaporate, condense, sublimate, vaporize When water is used it must be distilled
3. extract, express, squeeze, obtain, take out, draw out, separate out, press out The oil is distilled from the berries.
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Translations
يَسْتَقْطِرُ مَشْروبا كُحولِيّايُقَطِّر سائِلا
destilovat
destillereudtrække
tihkuatislatavalua
desztillállepárol
eimaframleiîa meî eimingu
degtinės gamykladistiliavimasdistiliuotigamintispirito gamintojas
destilēt, pārtvaicēttecināt
destilovať
damıtarak elde etmekdamıtmak

distil

distill (US) [dɪsˈtɪl] VT → destilar
distilled water → agua f destilada
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distil

[dɪˈstɪl] (British) distill (US) vt
(= purify) [+ whisky, water] → distiller
(from plant) [+ oil, liquid] → extraire par distillation
[+ thoughts, ideas, experiences] → condenser
to distil sth into sth → condenser qch en qch
to be distilled from sth → être extrait(e) de qch
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distil

, (US) distill
vt
(Chem) → destillieren ; whisky etc → brennen, destillieren ; (fig) → herausarbeiten, (heraus)destillieren
(= drip slowly) → tropfenweise ausscheiden or absondern
vi
(Chem) → sich herausdestillieren; (whisky) → gebrannt werden ; (fig) → sich herauskristallisieren
(= drip slowly) → langsam heraustropfen, herauströpfeln
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distil

distill (Am) [dɪsˈtɪl] vt → distillare
distilled water → acqua distillata
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distil

(diˈstil) (American) distill – past tense, past participle diˈstilled – verb
1. to get (a liquid) in a pure state by heating to steam or a vapour and cooling again. distilleer يُقَطِّر سائِلا дестилирам destilar destilovat destillieren destillere αποστάζω destilar destilleerima تقطیر کردن tislata distiller לְזָקֵק स्वच्छ करना kapati, cijediti se lepárol menyuling eima distillare 蒸留する 증류하다 distiliuoti destilēt, pārtvaicēt suling distilleren destillere, utskille seg som dråper destylować نينېدل، څڅېدل (تقطيرېدل، تصفيه كېدل destilar a distila дистиллировать destilovať destilirati destilovati destillera กลั่น damıtmak 蒸餾 дистилювати مقطر کرنا ؛ مائع کو گرم کر کے اس کی بھاپ کو دوبارہ ٹھنڈا کرنا اور مصفی شکل میں لانا chảy nhỏ giọt 蒸馏
2. to obtain alcoholic spirit from anything by this method. Whisky is distilled from barley. stook يَسْتَقْطِرُ مَشْروبا كُحولِيّا дестилирам destilar destilovat brennen udtrække παρασκευάζω αλκοόλ με απόσταξη destilar destilleerima, ajama از راه تقطیر مشروبات الکلی درست کردن tislata distiller לְזָקֵק इस उपाय से किसी भी तरह की शराब प्राप्त करना destilirati menyuling framleiða með eimingu distillare 蒸留酒をつくる 증류 양조하다 varyti, gaminti tecināt menyuling stoken destillere, brenne alkohol rektyfikować د تقطير كولو له لاري الكول جوړول destilar a ra­fina перегонять, гнать destilovať destilirati destilovati bränna สกัด damıtarak elde etmek 用蒸餾提煉 очищати تقطیر کے ذریعہ وسکی عطور وغیرہ نکالنا chưng cất 用蒸馏法提取
ˌdistilˈlation noun
distillasie تَقْطير дестилация destilação destilace die Destillation destillation απόσταξη destilación destillatsioon تقطیر tislaus distillation זיקוק आसवन, स्रावन, स्रवण destilacija lepár(o)lás penyulingan eiming; áfengisgerð distillazione 蒸留 증류 distiliavimas destilācija, pārtvaice penyulingan distillatie destillering destylacja تقطیر destilação distilare дистилляция destilácia destilacija destilacija destillation การกลั่น damıt(ıl)ma 蒸餾 дистиляція, перегонка تقطیر کا عمل یا حاصل sản phẩm cất 蒸馏
diˈstiller noun
a person or firm that distils and makes spirits. a firm of whisky-distillers. distilleerder, distillateur مُقَطِّر، جِهاز تَقْطير дестилатор destilador destilátor, lihovarník der Branntweinbrenner destillatør; whiskydestilleri ποτοποιός destilador destilleerija تقطیر کننده؛ مشروب ساز tislaaja distillateur מְזָקֵק अर्क खींचने वाला proizvođač rakije pálinkafőző penyuling eimari; áfengisframleiðandi distillatore, distillatrice 蒸留酒製造業者 증류주 양조업자 spirito varytojas/gamintojas destilētājs; destilators; alkohola ražotājs orang yang menyuling distilleerder brennevins-/spritfabrikant destylator تقریدل destilador dis­ti­lator дистиллятор destilátor žganjar destilerija spritfabrikant เครื่องมือกลั่น; คนกลั่นเหล้า içki imalâtçısı 烈酒製造者,烈酒製造商 перегінний апарат کشید کرنے والا خصوصا شراب ساز người cất 制酒者
diˈstillery – plural diˈstilleries – noun
a place where distilling (of whisky, brandy etc) is done. stokery, distilleerdery مَقْطَر، مَعْمَل تَقْطير спиртна фабрика destilaria lihovar die Brennerei destilleri; spritfabrik ποτοποιείο, αποστακτήριο destilería destilleerimisvabrik کارخانه مشروب سازی؛ چکانشگاه tislaamo distillerie מִזקָקָה भट्टी, मद्य निष्कर्ष शाला pecara szeszfőzde tempat penyulingan áfengisgerð distilleria 蒸留酒製造所 증류주 양조장 degtinės gamykla, spirito varykla spirta rūpnīca tempat penyulingan stokerij brenneri, spritfabrikk gorzelnia د مشروب جورونکی فابریکه destilaria distilerie винокуренный завод liehovar, pálenica žganjarna destilerija spritfabrik โรงกลั่นสุรา içki fabrikası 烈酒蒸餾廠 ґуральня, винокурний завод شراب کا کارخانہ nhà máy rượu 酒厂
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