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Distill \Dis*till"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Distilled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Distilling}.] [F. distiller, from L. destillare,
destillatum; de stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr.
stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand.
Cf. {Still}, n. & v., {Instill}.] [Written also {distil}.]
1. To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.
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Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain.
--Pope.
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2. To flow gently, or in a small stream.
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The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of
Armenia. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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3. To practice the art of distillation. --Shak.
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Distill \Dis*till"\, v. t.
1. To let fall or send down in drops.
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Or o'er the glebe distill the kindly rain. --Pope.
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The dew which on the tender grass
The evening had distilled. --Drayton.
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2. To obtain by distillation; to subject to a process of
evaporation and subsequent condensation; to extract by
distillation, as spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify;
as, to distill brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic
spirits from grain; to distill essential oils from
flowers, etc.; to distill fresh water from sea water.
"Distilling odors on me." --Tennyson.
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3. To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in
making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.
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4. To dissolve or melt. [R.]
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Swords by the lightning's subtle force distilled.
--Addison.
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5. to extract out and present the essence of; to shorten and
refine; to present the essential elements of; -- of ideas
or texts.
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