Synonyms for distill

Synonyms for (verb) distill

Synonyms: distil, distill

Definition: give off (a liquid)

Usage: The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound

Similar words: transude, ooze, ooze out, exudate, exude

Definition: release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities

Usage: exude sweat through the pores


Synonyms: distil, distill

Definition: undergo the process of distillation

Similar words: change

Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night


Synonyms: distil, distill, extract

Definition: extract by the process of distillation

Usage: distill the essence of this compound

Similar words: make, create

Definition: make or cause to be or to become

Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor


Synonyms: distil, distill, condense

Definition: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops

Usage: water condenses; The acid distills at a specific temperature

Similar words: liquefy, liquify, flux

Definition: become liquid or fluid when heated

Usage: the frozen fat liquefied


Synonyms: purify, distill, make pure, sublimate

Definition: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation

Usage: purify the water

Similar words: meliorate, improve, ameliorate, amend, better

Definition: to make better

Usage: The editor improved the manuscript with his changes


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