From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Distill \Dis*till"\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Distilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distilling}.] [F. distiller, from L. destillare, destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr. stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand. Cf. {Still}, noun & v., {Instill}.] [Written also {distil}.]
1. To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.
Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain. --Pope.
2. To flow gently, or in a small stream.
The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia. --Sir W. Raleigh.
3. To practice the art of distillation. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" [syn: {condense}, {distill}]
2: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound" [syn: {distill}, {extract}]
3: undergo the process of distillation [syn: {distill}]
4: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound" [syn: {distill}] [also: {distilling}, {distilled}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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