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Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. third-person singular simple present indicative form of distil.
Etymologies
- Middle English distillen, from Old French distiller, from Latin distillāre, variant of dēstillāre, to trickle : dē-, de- + stillāre, to drip (from stilla, drop).
Examples
“When he speaks the word the small rain distils and the great rain pours down as he pleases -- the winter-rain (so the LXX.), for in those countries, when the winter was past, the rain was over and gone,”
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)
“His writings to this day breathe the same; every word distils that love and meekness with which his heart was filled.”
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March
“Humour, career of his, 51. of it, there 's the, 45. such as distils from gods, 732. the only test of gravity, 578. void of wit and, 389. was ever woman in this, won, 96.”
“That contradiction of the rendering being so beautiful and how it kind of distils the image was pretty powerful.”
“Whether it is the lazy fan circling overhead, the warm breeze primed with sea air or the background fuzz of Spanish songs on a crackly radio, it all distils into the perfect atmosphere.”
The Guardian: On the trail of Hunter S Thompson in Puerto Rico
“BTW, everything distils into reading is my new blog.”
“However, the magazine cleverly distils the world into a compact survey every week - so you really can keep up with what is going on everywhere.”
“Matthew Taylor, head of the RSA, distils the conflict.”
The Guardian: Why 'John Lewis jails' are better for corporations than for prisoners | Zoe Williams
“This repeating, revolving choreography, wonderfully lit by Michael Hulls, distils a dappled poetry and raw pagan power; Daniel Proietto its solo dancer rightly gets one of the ovations of the evening.”
“It is the court reporter who captures that excitement and distils it into a few brief paragraphs of high drama, comedy or pathos.”
The Guardian: Court reporting is a dying art – and lawyers should be worried
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