English
Alternative spellings
distill (US)

Etymology
From Old & modern French distiller, from Latin distillare

Verb
en-verb|distils|distilling|distilled|distilled

1. transitive Subject a substance to distillation; .
2. intransitive Undergo or be produced by distillation.
3. transitive Make by means of distillation, esp. whisky.
4. transitive Exude in small drops.

#:Firs distil resin.

1. transitive Impart in small quantities.
2. transitive Extract the essence of; concentrate; purify.

#* 2005, w:Plato|Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination|239e.
#*: he'll pretend not to know about mirrors or water or even seeing, but will ask you to give only what can be distilled from what you say.

1. intransitive Trickle down or fall in small drops; ooze out.
2. intransitive Be manifested gently or gradually.
3. intransitive Drip or be wet with.

Translations
trans-top|subject a substance to distillation
Dutch: distilleren
Finnish: tislata
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Portuguese: destilar
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trans-top|undergo distillation
Dutch: gedistilleerd worden
Finnish: tislautua
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trans-top|make by means of distillation
Dutch: via distillatie vervaardigen, branden, stoken
Finnish: valmistaa tislata|tislaamalla
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trans-top|exude in small drops
Dutch: druppelsgewijs afscheiden
Finnish: erittää tipoittain
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trans-top|trickle down in small drops
Dutch: afdruppelen, neerdruppelen, sijpelen
Finnish: tihkua, valua
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Derived terms
distillable
distiller
distillery
distilment

Old High German
Etymology
Common Germanic *thistil-, whence also Old English þistel, Old Norse þistill
Noun
distil f

1. thistle

Category:Old High German nouns

io:distil
pl:distil
fi:distil
vi:distil
tr:distil
zh:distil

• 2008-01-01 17:46 - Hyark - trans tables, +fi

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