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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
distil
dis·til [distil distils distilled distilling] (NAmE also dis·till)BrE [dɪˈstɪl] NAmE [dɪˈstɪl] verb (-ll-) 1. ~ sth (from sth) to make a liquid pure by heating it until it becomes a gas, then cooling it and collecting the drops of liquid that form •to distil fresh water from sea water •distilled water 2. ~ sth to make sth such as a strong alcoholic drink in this way •The factory distils and bottles whisky. 3. ~ sth (from/into sth) (formal)to get the essential meaning or ideas from thoughts, information, experiences, etc •The notes I made on my travels were distilled into a book. Derived Word: ↑distillation Verb forms: Word Origin: late Middle English: from Latin distillare, variant of destillare, from de- ‘down, away’ + stillare (from stilla ‘a drop’).
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