DISTILL Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

distill

verb

di-ˈstil

variants also distil

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as in to drip

to fall or let fall in or as if in drops the basement walls distill water every time it rains heavily

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as in to filter

to remove usually visible impurities from distill the water before pouring it in the steam iron

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Examples of distill in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Great songwriting is finding a way to distill that into something that feels universal. —

Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2024 Those priorities distill down to sort of four areas. —

Nicholas St. Fleur, STAT, 19 July 2024 The rater tries to distill rich multi-dimensional data into a single number. —

Lauren Cohen, umit G. Gurun, quoc Nguyen, Harvard Business Review, 10 July 2024 Gabriel would harness his vocal gift and his ability to distill emotions core to the human condition into songs that have stood the test of time. —

Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for distill

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