Distill

dis;till variant(s): also dis;til function: verb inflected form(s): dis;tilled; dis;till;ingetymology: middle english distillen, from anglo-french distiller, from late latin distillare, alteration of latin destillare, from de- + stillare to drip, from stilla dropdate: 14th centurytransitive verb 1 : to let fall, exude, or precipitate in drops or in a wet mist2 a : to subject to or transform by distillation lt;distill molasses into rumgt; b : to obtain by or as if by distillation lt;distill whiskeygt; lt;able to distill humor from personal lossgt; c : to extract the essence of : concentrateintransitive verb 1 a : to fall or materialize in drops or in a fine moisture b : to appear slowly or in small quantities at a time2 a : to undergo distillation b : to perform distillation