distill: Meaning and Definition of

dis•till

1. to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration.
2. to extract the volatile components of by distillation; transform by distillation.
3. to concentrate, purify, or obtain by or as by distillation: to distill whiskey from mash.
4. to remove by distillation (usually fol. by off or out): to distill out impurities.
5. to extract the essential elements of; refine; abstract: She managed to distill her ideas into one succinct article.
6. to let fall in drops; give forth in or as in drops: The cool of the night distills the dew.

1. to undergo or perform distillation.
2. to become vaporized and then condensed in distillation.
3. to drop, pass, or condense as a distillate.
4. to fall in drops; trickle; exude.