Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to distil
Participle: distilled
Gerund: distilling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | distil |
| you | distil |
| he;she;it | distils |
| we | distil |
| you | distil |
| they | distil |
Perfect
| I | have distilled |
| you | have distilled |
| he;she;it | has distilled |
| we | have distilled |
| you | have distilled |
| they | have distilled |
Past
| I | distilled |
| you | distilled |
| he;she;it | distilled |
| we | distilled |
| you | distilled |
| they | distilled |
Pluperfect
| I | had distilled |
| you | had distilled |
| he;she;it | had distilled |
| we | had distilled |
| you | had distilled |
| they | had distilled |
Future
| I | will distil |
| you | will distil |
| he;she;it | will distil |
| we | will distil |
| you | will distil |
| they | will distil |
Future Perfect
| I | will have distilled |
| you | will have distilled |
| he;she;it | will have distilled |
| we | will have distilled |
| you | will have distilled |
| they | will have distilled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | distil |
| you | distil |
| he;she;it | distil |
| we | distil |
| you | distil |
| they | distil |
Perfect
| I | have distilled |
| you | have distilled |
| he;she;it | have distilled |
| we | have distilled |
| you | have distilled |
| they | have distilled |
Imperfect
| I | distilled |
| you | distilled |
| he;she;it | distilled |
| we | distilled |
| you | distilled |
| they | distilled |
Pluperfect
| I | had distilled |
| you | had distilled |
| he;she;it | had distilled |
| we | had distilled |
| you | had distilled |
| they | had distilled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would distil |
| you | would distil |
| he;she;it | would distil |
| we | would distil |
| you | would distil |
| they | would distil |
Perfect
| I | would have distilled |
| you | would have distilled |
| he;she;it | would have distilled |
| we | would have distilled |
| you | would have distilled |
| they | would have distilled |
Imperative
| you | distil |
| we | Let's distil |
| you | distil |
Verbs conjugated like 'distil'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'distil'
distill,
dismail,
dispel,
distain,
dister,
distitle,
instil,
mistie,
pistol,
postil,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Late Middle English distillen (“to fall, flow, or shed in drops, drop, trickle; to shed drops; to fill (the eyes) with tears; (alchemy, medicine) to subject (something) to distillation; to obtain (something) using distillation; to distil; to condense or vaporize; (figuratively) to give (good fortune) to; to say (slanderous words)”) [and other forms], from Old French distiller (modern French distiller (“to distil”)), and from its etymon Latin distīllāre, a variant of Latin dēstīllāre, the present active infinitive of dēstīllō (“to drip or trickle down; to distil”), from dē- (prefix meaning ‘down, down from, down to’) + stīllō (“to drip, drop, trickle; to distil”) (from stīlla (“drop of liquid; (figuratively) small quantity”), probably a diminutive of stīria (“ice drop; icicle”)).
2. Cognates
3. * French distiller (“to distil”)
4. * Italian distillare (“to distil”)
5. * Occitan distillar
6. * Portuguese destilar (“to distil; to drip”)
7. * Spanish destilar (“to distil; to exude; to filter”) See: French '
distiller', French '
distiller', Italian '
distillare', Occitan '
distillar', Portuguese '
destilar', Spanish '
destilar'.
Sample Sentences
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They are good farmers, and all their produce is eagerly purchased and highly esteemed. ‘Shaker seeds, ’ ‘Shaker herbs, ’ and ‘Shaker distilled waters, ’ are commonly announced for sale in the shops of towns and cities. They are good breeders of cattle, and are kind and merciful to the brute creation. Consequently, Shaker beasts seldom [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] in Clarke county (MO. ), near Waterloo, on Tuesday the 19th ult., which originated in settling the partnership concerns of Messrs. M‘Kane and M‘Allister, who had been engaged in the business of distilling, and resulted in the death of the latter, who was shot down by Mr. M‘Kane, because of his attempting to take possession of seven barrels of whiskey, the property of M‘Kane, which had been knocked [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)