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Overview of verb distil

      »   The verb distil has 4 meanings (no senses from tagged texts)

• condense, distill, distil -- (Undergo1.) Experience, receive, have, get, undergo -- (go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling")
  
  2.) Experience, undergo, see, go through -- (go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam")
  
  undergo condensation; Change1.) Change, alteration, modification -- (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago")
  
  2.) Change -- (a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event; "he attributed the change to their marriage")
  
  change from a Gaseous1.) Gaseous -- (existing as or having characteristics of a gas; "steam is water is the gaseous state")
  
  gaseous to a Liquid1.) Liquid -- (a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure)
  
  2.) Liquid, liquidness, liquidity, liquid state -- (the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility)
  
  liquid state and Fall1.) Fall, autumn -- (the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973")
  
  2.) Spill, tumble, fall -- (a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice")
  
  fall in Drops1.) Drop, drib, driblet -- (a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling)
  
  2.) Drop, bead, pearl -- (a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead")
  
  drops; "water condenses"; "The Acid1.) Acid -- (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
  
  2.) Acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, window pane, Zen -- (street name for lysergic acid diethylamide)
  
  acid distills at a Specific1.) Particular, specific -- (a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general")
  
  2.) Specific -- (a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria")
  
  specific temperature")

• distill, Extract1.) Infusion, extract -- (a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water))
  
  2.) Excerpt, excerption, extract, selection -- (a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings")
  
  extract, distil -- (Extract1.) Infusion, extract -- (a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water))
  
  2.) Excerpt, excerption, extract, selection -- (a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings")
  
  extract by the Process1.) Procedure, process -- (a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error")
  
  2.) Process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation -- ((psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering")
  
  process of Distillation1.) Distillation, distillment -- (the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors)
  
  2.) Distillate, distillation -- (a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling)
  
  distillation; "distill the Essence1.) Kernel, substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty -- (the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story")
  
  2.) Essence -- (any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted)
  
  essence of this compound")

• distill, distil -- (Undergo1.) Experience, receive, have, get, undergo -- (go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling")
  
  2.) Experience, undergo, see, go through -- (go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam")
  
  undergo the Process1.) Procedure, process -- (a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error")
  
  2.) Process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation -- ((psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering")
  
  process of distillation)

• distill, distil -- (Give1.) Give, spring, springiness -- (the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length)
  
  1.) Give -- (cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold")
  
  give off (a liquid); "The Doctor1.) Doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico -- (a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor")
  
  2.) Doctor of the Church, Doctor -- ((Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages")
  
  doctor distilled a Few1.) Few -- (an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few")
  
  2.) Few -- (a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few")
  
  few drops of Disinfectant1.) Disinfectant, germicide, antimicrobic, antimicrobial -- (an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease)
  
  1.) Bactericidal, disinfectant, germicidal -- (preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms)
  
  disinfectant onto the wound")

Overview of verb distill
      »   The verb distill has 5 meanings (first 3 from tagged texts)

• purify, Sublimate1.) Sublimate -- (the product of vaporization of a solid)
  
  1.) Sublimate -- (direct energy or urges into useful activities)
  
  sublimate, make Pure1.) Pure -- (free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen")
  
  2.) Arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated -- (without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth")
  
  pure, distill -- (Remove1.) Remove -- (degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy";)
  
  1.) Remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")
  
  remove impurities from, Increase1.) Addition, increase, gain -- (a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks")
  
  2.) Increase -- (a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month")
  
  increase the Concentration1.) Concentration -- ((chemistry) the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume (expressed as moles/cubic meter))
  
  2.) Concentration, density, denseness, tightness, compactness -- (the spatial property of being crowded together)
  
  concentration of, and Separate1.) Offprint, reprint, separate -- (a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication)
  
  2.) Separate -- (a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments)
  
  separate through the Process1.) Procedure, process -- (a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error")
  
  2.) Process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation -- ((psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering")
  
  process of Distillation1.) Distillation, distillment -- (the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors)
  
  2.) Distillate, distillation -- (a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling)
  
  distillation; "purify the water")

• distill, distil -- (Undergo1.) Experience, receive, have, get, undergo -- (go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling")
  
  2.) Experience, undergo, see, go through -- (go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam")
  
  undergo the Process1.) Procedure, process -- (a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error")
  
  2.) Process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation -- ((psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering")
  
  process of distillation)

• distill, Extract1.) Infusion, extract -- (a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water))
  
  2.) Excerpt, excerption, extract, selection -- (a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings")
  
  extract, distil -- (Extract1.) Infusion, extract -- (a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water))
  
  2.) Excerpt, excerption, extract, selection -- (a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings")
  
  extract by the Process1.) Procedure, process -- (a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error")
  
  2.) Process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation -- ((psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering")
  
  process of Distillation1.) Distillation, distillment -- (the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors)
  
  2.) Distillate, distillation -- (a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling)
  
  distillation; "distill the Essence1.) Kernel, substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty -- (the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story")
  
  2.) Essence -- (any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted)
  
  essence of this compound")

• condense, distill, distil -- (Undergo1.) Experience, receive, have, get, undergo -- (go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling")
  
  2.) Experience, undergo, see, go through -- (go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam")
  
  undergo condensation; Change1.) Change, alteration, modification -- (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago")
  
  2.) Change -- (a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event; "he attributed the change to their marriage")
  
  change from a Gaseous1.) Gaseous -- (existing as or having characteristics of a gas; "steam is water is the gaseous state")
  
  gaseous to a Liquid1.) Liquid -- (a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure)
  
  2.) Liquid, liquidness, liquidity, liquid state -- (the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility)
  
  liquid state and Fall1.) Fall, autumn -- (the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973")
  
  2.) Spill, tumble, fall -- (a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice")
  
  fall in Drops1.) Drop, drib, driblet -- (a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling)
  
  2.) Drop, bead, pearl -- (a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead")
  
  drops; "water condenses"; "The Acid1.) Acid -- (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
  
  2.) Acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, window pane, Zen -- (street name for lysergic acid diethylamide)
  
  acid distills at a Specific1.) Particular, specific -- (a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general")
  
  2.) Specific -- (a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria")
  
  specific temperature")

• distill, distil -- (Give1.) Give, spring, springiness -- (the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length)
  
  1.) Give -- (cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold")
  
  give off (a liquid); "The Doctor1.) Doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico -- (a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor")
  
  2.) Doctor of the Church, Doctor -- ((Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages")
  
  doctor distilled a Few1.) Few -- (an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few")
  
  2.) Few -- (a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few")
  
  few drops of Disinfectant1.) Disinfectant, germicide, antimicrobic, antimicrobial -- (an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease)
  
  1.) Bactericidal, disinfectant, germicidal -- (preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms)
  
  disinfectant onto the wound")