distill C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction Also spelled distil US /dɪˈstɪl/ See IPA manual Freq #59584 Meanings 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 verb To extract the essential meaning or core of something. She distilled the long report into a single clear page. Thesaurus Word family Forms distilleddistillingdistillsdistils Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # distill **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /dɪˈstɪl/ **Frequency rank:** 59584 ## Meanings 1. To purify or separate a liquid by heating it into vapor and cooling it back into liquid. 2. To extract the essential meaning or core of something. ## Examples - We distilled the vodka four times to make it smoother. - She distilled the long report into a single clear page. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown