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Meaning of distill

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  distill
      v 1: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and
           separate through the process of distillation; "purify the
           water" [syn: {purify}, {sublimate}, {make pure}, {distill}]
      2: undergo the process of distillation [syn: {distill},
         {distil}]
      3: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence
         of this compound" [syn: {distill}, {extract}, {distil}]
      4: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state
         and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a
         specific temperature" [syn: {condense}, {distill}, {distil}]
      5: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of
         disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: {distill}, {distil}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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