verb
1. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation (Freq. 3)
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purify the water
• 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
• Verb Group: ↑distil
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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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 Frames:
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Something ——s
3. extract by the process of distillation (Freq. 1)
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distill the essence of this compound
• Derivationally related forms: ↑extractible (for: ↑extract), ↑extraction (for: ↑extract), ↑distillate, ↑distillation, ↑distillery
• Topics: ↑chemistry, ↑chemical science
• Hyponyms: ↑moonshine
• Verb Group: ↑distil
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
4. undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
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water condenses
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The acid distills at a specific temperature
• Derivationally related forms: ↑distillate, ↑condensation (for: ↑condense), ↑condensate (for: ↑condense)
• Verb Group: ↑condense
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
5. give off (a liquid)
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The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound
• Syn: ↑distil
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s something
Useful english dictionary. 2012.