The meaning of Distill

Distill – definition

verb
Purify (a liquid) by heating it so that it vaporizes, then cooling and condensing the vapour and collecting the resulting liquid.
Usage examples:
They managed to distil a small quantity of water
Synonims:
Purify Refine Filter Treat Process Sublime Sublimate Fractionate
verb
Extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of.
Usage examples:
My travel notes were distilled into a book

verb
To heat a liquid until it changes to a gas and then make it liquid again by cooling
Usage examples:
Distilled water/whiskey, she distilled the report into a paragraph.

Distill translation into English

Distill: translate from English into Chinese

蒸馏, 提制, 提纯, 抽取

Distill: translate from English into Dutch

Distilleren, Overhalen, Branden

Distill: translate from English into French

Distiller, Se distiller, Laisser couler goutte à goutte

Distill: translate from English into German

Destillieren, Brennen, Kondensieren

Distill: translate from English into Hindi

गढ़ने, चुलाना, टपकना, शुद्ध करना, अर्क खींचना, सत्त चुवाना, सत्त चूना, आसव करना, शराब खींचना

Distill: translate from English into Italian

Distillare, Stillare

Distill: translate from English into Korean

증류하다, ...에서 ...을 증류하다, 증류하여 제거하다, 불순물을 제거하다, ...의 정수를 빼내다, ...을 ...에 방울방울 듣게 하다, 증류되다, 방울방울 듣다

Distill: translate from English into Russian

Дистиллировать, Перегонять, Гнать, Очищать, Опреснять, Извлекать эссенцию, Подвергаться дистилляции, Извлекать сущность, Извлекать квинтэссенцию, Сочиться, Капать

Distill: translate from English into Spanish

Destilar, Hacer destilación

Word origin

late Middle English: from Latin distillare, variant of destillare, from de- ‘down, away’ + stillare (from stilla ‘a drop’).

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Distill – similar words

distil

verb
Purify (a liquid) by heating it so that it vaporizes, then cooling and condensing the vapour and collecting the resulting liquid.
Usage examples:
They managed to distil a small quantity of water

verb
To make a liquid stronger or purer by heating it until it changes to a gas and then cooling it so that it changes back into a liquid
Usage examples:
Some strong alcoholic drinks such as whisky are made by distilling., over 80 hours of footage have …

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Distill synonims

filter

noun
A porous device for removing impurities or solid particles from a liquid or gas passed through it.
Usage examples:
An oil filter

verb
Pass (a liquid, gas, light, or sound) through a device to remove unwanted material.
Usage examples:
The eye filters out ultraviolet radiation

noun
A piece of equipment or a device for removing solids from liquids or gases, or for limiting the particular type of light, sound, or electricity going through it
Usage examples:
An oil filter, a coffee filter, [ i always + adv/prep ] reports of the accident began to filter in.…

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fractionate

verb
Divide into fractions or components.
Usage examples:
Samples were fractionated by electrophoresis

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process

noun
A series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.
Usage examples:
Military operations could jeopardize the peace process

verb
Perform a series of mechanical or chemical operations on (something) in order to change or preserve it.
Usage examples:
The salmon is quickly processed after harvest to preserve the flavour

verb
Walk or march in procession.
Usage examples:
They processed down the aisle

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purify

verb
Remove contaminants from.
Usage examples:
The filtration plant is able to purify 70 tons of water a day

verb
To rid something of dirty or harmful substances
Usage examples:
Flower growers here are required to purify all their runoff water.

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refine

verb
Remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process.
Usage examples:
Sugar was refined by boiling it in huge iron vats

verb
To make a substance pure by removing unwanted material
Usage examples:
Sugar and oil are refined before use., we haven’t finished refining the plan yet.

verb
To improve something or to make it pure, especially by removing material that is not wanted
Usage examples:
Crude oil is industrially refined to purify it., engineers spent many months refining the software.

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sublimate

verb
(in psychoanalytic theory) divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity.
Usage examples:
Libido must be sublimated into productive work activities

noun
Another term for sublime.

verb
To express strong emotions or use energy by doing an activity, especially an activity that is considered socially acceptable
Usage examples:
Hostile feelings and violent responses often seem to be sublimated into sporting activities.

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sublime

adjective
Of very great excellence or beauty.
Usage examples:
Mozart's sublime piano concertos

verb
(of a solid substance) change directly into vapour when heated, typically forming a solid deposit again on cooling.
Usage examples:
The ice sublimed away, leaving the books dry and undamaged

adjective
Extremely good, beautiful, or enjoyable, and therefore satisfying
Usage examples:
Sublime food/scenery

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treat

verb
Behave towards or deal with in a certain way.
Usage examples:
She had been brutally treated

noun
An event or item that is out of the ordinary and gives great pleasure.
Usage examples:
He wanted to take her to the pictures as a treat

verb
Apply a process to with the aim of preparing for a purpose

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