DISTILL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DISTILL?

Need another word that means the same as “distill”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “distill” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Distill” are: make pure, purify, sublimate, distil, extract, condense

Distill as a Verb

Definitions of "Distill" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “distill” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops.
• Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation.
• Undergo the process of distillation.
• Extract by the process of distillation.
• Give off (a liquid.

Synonyms of "Distill" as a verb (6 Words)

condense	Express (written or spoken material) in fewer words; make concise. Water condenses.
distil	Extract by the process of distillation. She drew back from the dank breath that distilled out of the earth.
extract	Extract by the process of distillation. There are few attempts to extract generalities about the nature of the disciplines.
make pure	Make, formulate, or derive in the mind.
purify	Remove contaminants from. Purify the water.
sublimate	Vaporize and then condense right back again. Libido must be sublimated into productive work activities.

Usage Examples of "Distill" as a verb

• Distill the essence of this compound.
• The acid distills at a specific temperature.
• The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound.

Associations of "Distill" (30 Words)

anoint	Smear or rub with oil, typically as part of a religious ceremony. High priests were anointed with oil.
bathe	Clean one’s body by immersion into water. She was advised to bathe or shower daily.
carbon	Carbon fibre. The level of carbon in the atmosphere has been consistently rising.
cleanse	(in biblical translations) cure (a leper). Only God Himself can cleanse us.
coke	Become coke. Petroleum oils coke after distillation.
distillation	The action of purifying a liquid by a process of heating and cooling. The film is a distillation of personal experiences.
extraction	The process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means. The dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction.
gas	Kill or harm by exposure to gas. Gas was one of the most dreaded weapons of the war.
gasoline	A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines.
kerosene	A light fuel oil obtained by distilling petroleum, used especially in jet engines and domestic heating boilers; paraffin oil.
lamp	Hunt at night using lamps especially for rabbits. Inspectors can lamp the lines between the manholes for routine maintenance observations.
lantern	The light chamber at the top of a lighthouse. The building is well lit by the ring of windows in the octagonal lantern.
lubricant	Lubricating. The pipe ends had been smeared with lubricant.
lubricate	Have lubricating properties. The liquid in this can lubricates well.
lubrication	An application of a lubricant to something. People sitting putting the world to rights after more than sufficient lubrication.
naphtha	A flammable oil containing various hydrocarbons, obtained by the dry distillation of organic substances such as coal, shale, or petroleum.
oil	Administer an oil or ointment to often in a religious ceremony of blessing. Attempts should not be made to oil individual tanks too rapidly.
petrochemical	Relating to petrochemistry. A huge petrochemical works producing plastics.
petrol	A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons hexane and heptane and octane etc derived from petroleum used mainly as a fuel in internal combustion engines. Petrol fumes.
petroleum	A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.
purge	A laxative. In this plant was a milky substance which was a drastic purge.
purify	Extract something from. They set out to purify art by reviving the spirit and style of early religious painting.
rarefy	Make more subtle or refined. As the shell continues to expand and rarefy astronomers may eventually be able to see characteristic gamma rays from the radioactivity within.
refine	Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing. Sugar was refined by boiling it in huge iron vats.
refinery	An industrial installation where a substance is refined. An oil refinery.
reserves	Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army.
sanctify	Make pure or free from sin or guilt. A small shrine was built to sanctify the site.
solvent	Capable of meeting financial obligations. An unrivalled solvent of social prejudices.
specie	Coins collectively. The Bank of England in 1795 had held around 8 million in specie.
wax	Cover with wax. Wax the car.