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verb (distils, distilling, distilled, distilled)
- (transitive) Subject a substance to distillation; .
- (intransitive) Undergo or be produced by distillation.
- (transitive) Make by means of distillation, esp. whisky.
- (transitive) Exude in small drops.
- Firs resin.
- (transitive) Impart in small quantities.
- (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.
- (intransitive) Trickle down or fall in small drops; ooze out.
- (intransitive) Be manifested gently or gradually.
- (intransitive) Drip or be wet with.
Translations: - Dutch: afdruppelen, neerdruppelen, sijpelen
Etymology: From Old & modern French distiller, from Latin distillare
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