Meaning

distill

US standard spelling of distil.

distil

  1. (UK, transitive) To exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops.
  2. (UK, broadly, figuratively, transitive) To impart (information, etc.) in small quantities; to infuse.
  3. (UK, transitive) To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.
  4. (UK, transitive) Followed by off or out: to expel (a volatile substance) from something by distillation.
  5. (UK, also, figuratively, transitive) To extract the essence of (something) by, or as if by, distillation; to concentrate, to purify.
  6. (UK, also, figuratively, transitive) To transform a thing (into something else) by distillation.
  7. (UK, also, figuratively, transitive) To make (something, especially spirits such as gin and whisky) by distillation.
  8. (UK, also, figuratively, transitive) To transform a complex large language model into a smaller one.
  9. (UK, obsolete, transitive) To dissolve or melt (something).
  10. (UK, intransitive) To fall or trickle down in small drops; to exude, to ooze out; also, to come out as a vapour which condenses in small drops.
  11. (UK, intransitive) To flow or pass gently or slowly; hence (figuratively) to be manifested gently or gradually.
  12. (UK, intransitive) To drip or be wet with some liquid.
  13. (UK, intransitive) To turn into a vapour and then condense back into a liquid; to undergo or be produced by distillation.

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈstɪld/

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