English verb: distill | |||
1. | distill (change) remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation | ||
Samples | Purify the water. | ||
Synonyms | make pure, purify, sublimate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | purge, rectify, refine | ||
Verb group | distil, distill | ||
Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
2. | distill (change) undergo the process of distillation | ||
Synonyms | distil | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
Verb group | distil, distill, distill, extract, make pure, purify, sublimate | ||
Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
3. | distill (change) extract by the process of distillation | ||
Samples | Distill the essence of this compound. | ||
Synonyms | distil, extract | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | moonshine | ||
Verb group | distil, distill | ||
Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
4. | distill (change) undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops | ||
Samples | Water condenses. The acid distills at a specific temperature. | ||
Synonyms | condense, distil | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flux, liquefy, liquify | ||
Verb group | condense, condense | ||
5. | distill (body) give off (a liquid) | ||
Samples | The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound. | ||
Synonyms | distil | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | exudate, exude, ooze, ooze out, transude | ||