distil

verb distils · distilling · distilled · distill

1. UK, transitive To exude (a liquid) in small drops; also, to give off (a vapour) which condenses in small drops. Firs distil resin.
2. UK, broadly, figuratively, transitive To impart (information, etc.) in small quantities; to infuse. But of all other men our Solomon could leaſt be ignorant of this truth. Not only for that reaſon, becauſe God had filled his heart with a large meaſure of wiſdom beyond other men: but even for this reaſon alſo: that being born of wiſe and godly Parents, and born to a Kingdom too, […] he had this tru
3. UK, transitive To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation. Haue I not bene Thy Pupill long? Haſt thou not learn'd me how To make Perfumes? Diſtill? Preſerue?
4. UK, transitive Followed by off or out: to expel (a volatile substance) from something by distillation.
5. UK, also, figuratively, transitive To extract the essence of (something) by, or as if by, distillation; to concentrate, to purify. But earthlyer happy is the roſe diſtild, Then that, which, withering on the virgin thorne, Growes, liues, and dies, in ſingle bleſſedneſſe.
6. UK, also, figuratively, transitive To transform a thing (into something else) by distillation. Ile grow to your embraces, till two ſoules Diſtilled into kiſſes, through our lips Doe make one ſpirit of love.
7. UK, also, figuratively, transitive To make (something, especially spirits such as gin and whisky) by distillation. There is ſome ſoule of goodneſſe in things euill, VVould men obſeruingly diſtill it out.
8. UK, also, figuratively, transitive To train a neural network on the outputs or behaviour of a more complex model in order to transfer selected knowledge and capabilities and create a smaller, more focused, or more efficient model. “We are aware of and reviewing indications that DeepSeek may have inappropriately distilled our models, and will share information as we know more,” she said.
9. UK, obsolete, transitive To dissolve or melt (something). Swords by the Light'ning's ſubtile Force diſtill'd, And the cold Sheath with running Metal fill'd: […]
10. UK, intransitive To fall or trickle down in small drops; to exude, to ooze out; also, to come out as a vapour which condenses in small drops. The Euphrates […] diſtilleth out of the mountains of Armenia.
11. UK, intransitive To flow or pass gently or slowly; hence (figuratively) to be manifested gently or gradually. And al Iſrael haue tranſgreſſed thy law, and haue declined from hearing thy voice, and the malediction hath diſtilled vpon vs, & the deteſtation, which is written in the booke of Moyſes the ſeruant of God, becauſe we haue ſinned to him.
12. UK, intransitive To drip or be wet with some liquid. So when two Boars, in wild Ytene bred, Or on VVeſtphalia’s fatt’ning Cheſt-nuts fed, […] In the black Flood they wallow o’er and o’er, ’Till their arm’d Jaws diſtill with Foam and Gore.
13. UK, intransitive To turn into a vapour and then condense back into a liquid; to undergo or be produced by distillation. The outward Peace of the Church, Diſtilleth into Peace of Conſcience; […]