distill (US) verb
or chiefly British distil /dɪˈstɪl/ distills; distilled; distilling
or chiefly British distil /dɪˈstɪl/ distills; distilled; distilling
Learner's definition of DISTILL
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1
a : to make (a liquid) pure by heating it until it becomes a gas and then cooling it until it is a liquid again : to purify (a liquid) by distillation蒸馏;用蒸馏法提取 b : to make (a strong alcoholic drink) by using this process用蒸馏法制造(烈酒) 2
: to take the most important parts of something and put them in a different and usually improved form提取;提炼;升华 — distillation
/ˌdɪstəˈleɪʃən/ noun, plural distillations