distill
/dɪˈstɪl/
EN
To purify a liquid by heating it until it vaporizes, then cooling it to condense the vapor, often to separate components; to extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of something.
Distilleries distill grain mash to produce whiskey.
Etymology
Comes from the 14th century Old French word distiller, derived from the Latin distillare meaning 'to drip down', combining the prefix dis- ('down') and stillare ('to drip').
Translations
简体中文
蒸馏,提炼,提取精华
繁體中文
蒸餾,提煉,萃取精華
日本語
蒸留する,抽出する,精製する
한국어
증류하다,추출하다,정제하다
Deutsch
destillieren,reinigen,extrahieren
Español
destilar,extraer,purificar
Português
destilar,extrair,purificar
Français
distiller,extraire,purifier
Tiếng Việt
chưng cất,chiết xuất,tinh lọc
Related Words
purifycondenseextractrefinedistillation