Meaning

verb undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops

verb extract by the process of distillation

verb undergo the process of distillation

originFrom Late Middle English distillen (“to fall, flow, or shed in drops, drop, trickle; to shed drops; to fill (the eyes) with tears; (alchemy, medicine) to subject (something) to distillation; to obtain (something) using distillation; to distil; to condense or vaporize; (figuratively) to give (good fortune) to; to say (slanderous words)”) [and other forms], from Old French distiller (modern French…

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