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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Distill

Dis-tĭll', v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. & p. p. DISTILLED; p. pr. & vb. n. DISTILLING.] [Fr. distiller, It. distillare, Pr. distillar, O. Sp. distilar, N. Sp. destilar, Pg. destillar, Lat. destillare, from de and stillare, to drop, stilla, a drop.] 1. To drop; to fall in drops. Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain. Pope. 2. To flow gently, or in a small stream. The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia. Raleigh. 3. To use a still; to practice distillation. Shak.

Dis-tĭll', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. 1. To let fall in drops; to throw down in drops; as, the clouds distill water on the earth.

The dew which on the tender grass The evening had distilled. Drayton.

Sense 2. To subject to, or obtain by, the process of distillation; to rectify; to purify; as, to distill cider or wine; to distill brandy from wine; to distill water.

Sense 3. To dissolve or melt. [Rare.]

Swords by the lightning's subtle force distilled. Addison.