distill

verb

1. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation

Similar word(s): purify, sublimate

Definition categories: change, ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate

2. undergo the process of distillation

Similar word(s): distil

Definition categories: change

3. extract by the process of distillation

- distill the essence of this compound

Similar word(s): distil, extract

Definition categories: change, create, make

4. undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops

- The acid distills at a specific temperature

Similar word(s): condense, distil

Definition categories: change, flux, liquefy, liquify

5. give off (a liquid)

- The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound

Similar word(s): distil

Definition categories: body, exudate, exude, ooze, transude