distil
verb [T] (LIQUID) (-ll-) (US usually distill) /dɪˈstɪl/Definition
› to make a liquid stronger or purer by heating it until it changes to a gas and then cooling it so that it changes back into a liquid: Some strong alcoholic drinks such as whisky are made by distilling.Spirits and distilling distillation /ˌdɪs.tɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ noun [C or U] Spirits and distillingSummaries and summarisingAccounts and stories
(Definition of distil verb (LIQUID) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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