distill (B1)
verb
Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɪl/
Definition
To purify a liquid by heating it to vapor and then cooling it back into a liquid, or to extract the essential meaning or most important parts of something.
Examples
The distillery will distill the alcohol from the fermented grain.
We need to distill the complex data into a simple summary.
The process of distilling water removes impurities.
How to Use distill
- distill something (collocation)
- To extract or obtain a substance or essence from something. — "They distill essential oils from flowers."
- distill something into something (prepositional phrase)
- To extract the essential meaning or most important parts of something and present it in a simplified form. — "She distilled her research findings into a short report."
- distill from (prepositional phrase)
- To obtain a substance or essence by distillation from a particular source. — "The finest whiskey is distilled from malted barley."
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