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distil

dis·til
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-stil]
    • /dɪˈstɪl/
    • /dɪˈstɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-stil]
    • /dɪˈstɪl/

Definitions of distil word

  • noun distil (transitive) Subject a substance to distillation; . 1
  • verb distil If a liquid such as whisky or water is distilled, it is heated until it changes into steam or vapour and then cooled until it becomes liquid again. This is usually done in order to make it pure. 0
  • verb distil If an oil or liquid is distilled from a plant, it is produced by a process which extracts the most essential part of the plant. To distil a plant means to produce an oil or liquid from it by this process. 0
  • verb distil If a thought or idea is distilled from previous thoughts, ideas, or experiences, it comes from them. If it is distilled into something, it becomes part of that thing. 0
  • verb distil to subject to or undergo distillation 0
  • verb distil to purify, separate, or concentrate, or be purified, separated, or concentrated by distillation 0
See all 18 definitions of distil

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Parts of speech for Distil

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Distil

distil popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for distil

verb distil

  • purify — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
  • refine — to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum.
  • condense — If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
  • concentrate — If you concentrate on something, or concentrate your mind on it, you give all your attention to it.
  • disinfect — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.

noun distil

  • rotgut — cheap and inferior liquor.
  • distillery — a place or establishment where distilling, especially the distilling of liquors, is done.
  • bourbon — Bourbon is a type of whisky that is made mainly in America.
  • usquebaugh — (in Scotland and Ireland) whiskey.
  • corn — Corn is used to refer to crops such as wheat and barley. It can also be used to refer to the seeds from these plants.
All 49 Synonyms of distil

Antonyms for distil

verb distil

  • pollute — to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke.
  • dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
  • pour — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
  • til — the sesame plant.
All 4 Antonyms of distil

Top questions with distil

  • how to distil water?
  • how to distil whiskey?

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