Also spelled distil

US /dɪˈstɪl/
verb Freq #59584

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To purify or separate a liquid by heating it into vapor and cooling it back into liquid.

    We distilled the vodka four times to make it smoother.

  2. 2
    verb

    To extract the essential meaning or core of something.

    She distilled the long report into a single clear page.

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