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distil

[ dih-stil ]

verb (used with or without object)

distilled, distilling.
  1. Chiefly British. a variant of distill.


distil

/ »åɪ²õˈ³Ùɪ±ô /

verb

  1. to subject to or undergo distillation See also rectify
  2. sometimes foll byout or off to purify, separate, or concentrate, or be purified, separated, or concentrated by distillation
  3. to obtain or be obtained by distillation

    to distil whisky

  4. to exude or give off (a substance) in drops or small quantities
  5. tr to extract the essence of as if by distillation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • »å¾±²õˈ³Ù¾±±ô±ô²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of distil1

C14: from Latin »åŧ²õ³Ù¾±±ô±ôÄå°ù±ð to distil, from de- + ²õ³Ù¾±±ô±ôÄå°ù±ð to drip
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It’s hard to distil elections in a country as large as India to just a few faces - political choices can vary widely from region to region.

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It was given to CMAL, who then used a design firm to distil this into a 130-page document which was sent to all the bidders.

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The report, culminating a two-year evaluation of the 2015 Paris climate agreement goals, distils thousands of submissions from experts, governments and campaigners.

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Cleverly said any attempt to distil the relationship down to a single word or a sound bite was fundamentally flawed.

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