"distill" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-distill.wav Forms: distills [present, singular, third-person], distilling [participle, present], distilled [participle, past], distilled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} distill (third-person singular simple present distills, present participle distilling, simple past and past participle distilled)
  1. US standard spelling of distil. Tags: US, alt-of, standard Alternative form of: distil Derived forms: distillability, distillable, distiller, distillery, distillment, redistill

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