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verb (distils, distilling, distilled, distilled)
  1. (transitive) Subject a substance to distillation; .
  2. (intransitive) Undergo or be produced by distillation.
  3. (transitive) Make by means of distillation, esp. whisky.
  4. (transitive) Exude in small drops.
Firs resin.
  1. (transitive) Impart in small quantities.
  2. (transitive) Extract the essence of; concentrate; purify.
    • 2005, w:Plato, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination, 239e.
    • : he'll pretend not to know about mirrors or water or even seeing, but will ask you to give only what can be distilled from what you say.
      1. (intransitive) Trickle down or fall in small drops; ooze out.
      2. (intransitive) Be manifested gently or gradually.
      3. (intransitive) Drip or be wet with.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: afdruppelen, neerdruppelen, sijpelen
Etymology: From Old & modern French distiller, from Latin distillare

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