Distill

/dɪsˈtɪl/ verb

Definition

To purify a liquid by heating and condensing its vapors; to extract the essential meaning or core of something complex.

Etymology

From Latin distillare (to drip down), from dis- (apart) + stillare (to drop). The image is of liquid falling drop by drop during the purification process.

Kelly Says

Your brain distills complex ideas into simple understanding—the metaphorical use comes naturally because both processes separate the important from the irrelevant.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አስፈላጊ ማለት
as-fe-la-gi ma-le-t
ARالعربية
مقطر
maqtaar
BNবাংলা
অ্যালকোহল তৈরি করা
al-ko-hol tai-ri-kra
CACatalà
destil·lar
des-tee-l-lar
CSČeština
destilovat
des-tee-lo-vat
DADansk
destillere
des-tee-lee-re
DEDeutsch
destillieren
des-tee-lee-ren
ELΕλληνικά
σταθεροποίηση
sta-the-ro-po-i-si
ESEspañol
destilado
des-tee-LAH-doh
FAفارسی
مقطر
maqtaar
FISuomi
destilleerata
des-tee-lee-ra-ta
FRFrançais
distiller
dis-tee-L-ay
GUGU
વિષ્ણુ
vishnu
HAHA
tattara
tat-ta-ra
HEעברית
התמרה
ha-ta-ma-rah
HIहिन्दी
अनुकूलित
anukoo-lit
HUMagyar
desztillálni
des-tee-lla-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
distilasi
dis-tee-la-si
IGIG
ọdụ ụkwụ
oh-doo oo-koo
ITItaliano
distillare
dis-tee-LAH-reh
JA日本語
蒸留する
jō-ryū suru
KKKK
алкоголь
al-ko-gol
KMKM
ប្រែ
brae
KO한국어
증류하다
jeung-ryu-hada
MRMR
शोधन
shod-han
MSBahasa Melayu
mengusini
men-goo-see-ni
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေပြာ
shwe-pya
NLNederlands
distilleer
dis-tee-leer
NONorsk
destillere
des-tee-lee-re
PAPA
ਸ਼ਬਦ
shab-ad
PLPolski
destylować
des-tee-wo-vat
PTPortuguês
destilar
des-tee-LAH-r
RORomână
distila
dis-tee-la
RUРусский
перегонять
pered-go-nyat
SVSvenska
destillera
des-tee-lee-ra
SWKiswahili
kuza
koo-za
TAதமிழ்
பானம் தயாரித்தல்
paanam tha-ya-ri-thal
TEతెలుగు
మదం తయారు చేయుట
ma-dam tha-ya-ru che-yu-tu
THไทย
กลั่น
klan
TLTL
distil
dis-til
TRTürkçe
distile etmek
dis-tee-leh eh-k-eh
UKУкраїнська
перегнати
per-e-g-na-ty
URاردو
مقطر
maqtaar
VITiếng Việt
chưng cất
chung-chất
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
蒸馏
zhēng liú
ZUZU
ukuthi
koo-thee

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