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distill

UK/dɪs'tɪl/US/dis'til/
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To purify or extract a substance by heating it to vapour and then condensing it; to extract the essential quality of something

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Root Breakdown

Root-derived
disnot, apart, away
+
tstand, set, place
+
illsuffix
=distill
Root st still carries 376 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The brewery will distill the grain to produce whisky.

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