| Distill 1. (v. t.) To let fall in drops; to extract by vaporization and condensation; as to distill alcoholic spirits from grain. 2. (n. & v) To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle. 3. (n. & v) To flow gently, or in a small stream. 4. (n. & v) To practice the art of distillation. 5. (v. t.) To obtain by distillation; 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. 6. (v. t.) To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc. 7. (v. t.) To dissolve or melt. Thesaurus Entries aerate, aerify, atomize, boil, bolt, bootleg, brew, carbonate, chlorinate, clarify, clear, concentrate, condense, decoct, decrassify, depurate, dribble, drip, dripple, drop, edulcorate, elute, emit, essentialize, etherify, etherize, evaporate, exhale, express, extract, filter, filtrate, fluidize, fractionate, fume, fumigate, gasify, give off, gurgle, hydrogenate, infuse, leach, leak, leak out, lixiviate, melt down, moonlight, moonshine, narrow, oversimplify, oxygenate, percolate, perfume, press out, purify, rectify, reduce, reduce to elements, reek, refine, render, screen, seep, seethe, send out, separate, sieve, sift, simmer, simplify, smoke, soak, spiritualize, spray, spurtle, steam, steep, stew, strain, streamline, strip down, sublimate, sublime, sweat, trickle, trill, try, vaporize, volatilize, weep, winnow, wring, wring out |