Synonyms for distill
dɪˈstɪldis·till

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1. purify, sublimate, make pure, distillverb

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

   "purify the water"

   Synonyms:
   purify, rarefy, distil, purge, make pure, extract, condense, subtilize, sublimate, sanctify, sublime

2. distill, distilverb

   undergo the process of distillation

   Synonyms:
   condense, make pure, purify, extract, sublimate, distil

3. distill, extract, distilverb

   extract by the process of distillation

   "distill the essence of this compound"

   Synonyms:
   extract, condense, make pure, draw out, express, evoke, pull, distil, educe, elicit, excerpt, pull out, sublimate, take out, pull up, press out, purify

4. condense, distill, distilverb

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

   "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"

   Synonyms:
   distil, concentrate, make pure, extract, condense, contract, purify, sublimate, digest

5. distill, distilverb

   give off (a liquid)

   "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"

   Synonyms:
   condense, make pure, purify, extract, sublimate, distil

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1. distillverb

   Synonyms:
   trickle, drop, drip, rectify

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1. List of paraphrases for "distill":

   distil, disaggregate

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1. Kyle Ewing:

   We look at general cognitive ability, how do you unpack and tackle these large problems that exist and distill them down to something you can take hold of ?

2. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki:

   This quarter it took longer than expected to collect and distill the requested information and our response on social and economic issues missed the reporting deadline, we did however, convey the delay to SIGAR and we did not intentionally withhold information for these quarterly reports. We expect it will be complete in the next quarter with all of the details across the board.

3. Bill Clinton:

   They had to distill it and it looked like it said I didn't apologize and had no intention to, and I was mad at me, here is what I want to say, it wasn't my finest hour.

4. Trey Yingst:

   There's a lot of chaos around us depending on the war zone. Sometimes it's rocket fire, sometimes it's a ballistic missile, sometimes it's small arms fire, and you got to breathe, you've got to relax, understand that if you're panicking, or you're running around, you can't get the story out. And you also have to remember that people are relying on you to give them a clear picture of what's happening on the ground. They understand there's chaos, they understand that Russia has invaded a sovereign country, so how do we distill this down in a way that people can grasp but then ultimately care about?

5. Steve Bannon:

   The American people are just coming into the story right now. Since the vote, The American people are just now taking this seriously, steve Bannon's going to distill it down to something that is very simple, easy to comprehend. ' It's a perfect phone call. I didn't do anything wrong.'.