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May 26, 2012
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Synonyms for distill

Verb

1. purify, sublimate, make pure, distill, better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
usage: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"
2. distill, distil, change
usage: undergo the process of distillation
3. distill, extract, distil, make, create
usage: extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"
4. condense, distill, distil, liquefy, flux, liquify
usage: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"
5. distill, distil, exude, exudate, transude, ooze out, ooze
usage: give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"
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