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distilled

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dis·till also dis·til  (d-stl)
v. dis·tilled also dis·tilled, dis·till·ing also dis·til·ling, dis·tills also dis·tils
v.tr.
1. To subject (a substance) to distillation.
2. To separate (a distillate) by distillation.
3. To increase the concentration of, separate, or purify by or as if by distillation.
4. To separate or extract the essential elements of: distill the crucial points of the book.
5. To exude or give off (matter) in drops or small quantities.
v.intr.
1. To undergo or be produced by distillation.
2. To fall or exude in drops or small quantities.

[Middle English distillen, from Old French distiller, from Latin distillre, variant of dstillre, to trickle : d-, de- + stillre, to drip (from stilla, drop).]

dis·tilla·ble adj.
Translations
distilled
adjdestilliert; spirits alsogebrannt; essence(heraus)destilliert; (fig) wisdomherausdestilliert


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Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books, else distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things.
famished upon the sifted meal and distilled water of a prudish purveyance.
They are cold, and seek warmth from distilled waters: they are inflamed, and seek coolness from frozen spirits; they are all sick and sore through public opinion.
 
 
 
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