distill
1. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation (Freq. 3)
- purify the water
• Syn:
purify, sublimate, make pure
• Derivationally related forms:
distillate, distillment, distillation, sublimate (for: sublimate), purification (for: purify), purity (for: purify), purifier (for: purify)
• Topics:
chemistry, chemical science
• Hypernyms:
better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
• Hyponyms:
refine, rectify, purge
• Verb Group:
distil
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. undergo the process of distillation (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
distil
• Derivationally related forms:
distillate, distillment, distillation, distillery
• Topics:
chemistry, chemical science
• Hypernyms:
change
• Verb Group:
extract, distil, purify, sublimate, make pure
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. extract by the process of distillation (Freq. 1)
- distill the essence of this compound
• Syn:
extract, distil
• Derivationally related forms:
extractible (for: extract), extraction (for: extract), distillate, distillation, distillery
• Topics:
chemistry, chemical science
• Hypernyms:
make, create
• Hyponyms:
moonshine
• Verb Group:
distil
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. undergo condensation;
change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
- water condenses
- The acid distills at a specific temperature
• Syn:
condense, distil
• Derivationally related forms:
distillate, condensation (for: condense), condensate (for: condense)
• Hypernyms:
liquefy, flux, liquify
• Verb Group:
condense
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
5. give off (a liquid)
- The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound
• Syn:
distil
• Hypernyms:
exude, exudate, transude, ooze out, ooze
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
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