<p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) distilled, distilling.</li><li>to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration.</li><li>to extract the volatile components of by distillation; transform by distillation.</li><li>to concentrate, purify, or obtain by or as by distillation: to distill whiskey from mash.</li><li>to remove by distillation (usually followed by off or out): to distill out impurities.</li><li>to extract the essential elements of; refine; abstract: She managed to distill her ideas into one succinct article.</li><li>to let fall in drops; give forth in or as in drops: The cool of the night distills the dew.</li></ul>