Distil

Word DISTIL
Character 6
Hyphenation dis til
Pronunciations [dɪˈstɪɫ]

Definitions and meanings of "Distil"

What do we mean by distil?

To subject to distillation.

To undergo or be produced by distillation.

To make by means of distillation, especially whisky.

To exude in small drops.

To impart in small quantities.

To extract the essence of; concentrate; purify.

To trickle down or fall in small drops; ooze out.

To be manifested gently or gradually.

To drip or be wet with.

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The word "distil" in example sentences

The dew of the Spirit, which God and God only, can give, can freshen our worn and drooping souls, can give joy in sorrow, can keep us from being touched by surrounding evils, and from being parched by surrounding drought, can silently 'distil' its supplies of strength according to our need into our else dry hearts. ❋ Alexander Maclaren (1868)

"distil" 60% investment grade out of your "pool" (that's the good stuff), well add some CDS and run an algorithm and that could go up to 85%. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In "Banker to the World," Mr. Rhodes tries to distil the "leadership lessons" he has learned from his remarkable career on the "front lines of global finance." ❋ Adrian Wooldridge (2011)

As a character, Redzepi seems to distil the essence of what we currently think of as "best": there is nothing fussy or flamboyant about him; he is the opposite of what you'd think of as the Michelin "personality". ❋ Unknown (2011)

Thanks to André Breton, Miró finds surrealismOnly two years after he painted The Farm, Miró was spending more time back in Catalonia, trying out ways to distil the essence of his Catalan identity still further. ❋ Unknown (2011)

You go through so many phases and then really try to distil all of that down into a potent sound and approach to the instrument. ❋ Mike Ragogna (2011)

Between short scenes – aiming presumably to distil the essence of Faulks's novel but actually stripping it of atmosphere and verve – swathes of prose are just read out. ❋ Susannah Clapp (2010)

Great post, Mary – good way to collate and distil some marvellous ideas! ❋ Unknown (2009)

I guess I can distil it down to a few pieces of good advice: ❋ Unknown (2010)

The desert plants used to distil tequila could cut emissions from transport by providing an important new biofuel crop, according to new research. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It turns out all that time on the bike hadn't quite been enough to distil all the answers. ❋ Will Ashley-Cantello (2010)

If you had to distil the very essence of hubris into a single product, you would surely be left with a gold-plated Frank Lampard iPod. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There are books that *distil* conventional wisdom in some shape or form, and there are books that *brew* anew. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Terrified of the sort of excoriation that the likes of The Sun, The Daily Mail, Kelvin Mackenzie, Uncle Tom Cobley and all might visit upon her and the sinking Government of which she is a member, she has opened her mouth well before her civil servants and legal advisers will have had time to distil the essence of the judgement into a form readily comprehensible by second-hand comprehensive school teachers. ❋ Unknown (2008)

She lets her mind drift as if by sliding into blurred existence, the clamours and needs that dwarf her might distil into something altogether more manageable. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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