Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to distill
Participle: distilled
Gerund: distilling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | distill |
| you | distill |
| he;she;it | distills |
| we | distill |
| you | distill |
| they | distill |
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 distill |
| you | will distill |
| he;she;it | will distill |
| we | will distill |
| you | will distill |
| they | will distill |
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 | distill |
| you | distill |
| he;she;it | distill |
| we | distill |
| you | distill |
| they | distill |
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 distill |
| you | would distill |
| he;she;it | would distill |
| we | would distill |
| you | would distill |
| they | would distill |
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 | distill |
| we | Let's distill |
| you | distill |
Verbs conjugated like 'distill'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'distill'
distil,
bestill,
deskill,
dispell,
distitle,
instill,
misbill,
mistell,
redistill,
still,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1393, from O.Fr. distiller, from L. distillare "trickle down in minute drops," from dis- "apart" + stillare "to drip, drop," from stilla "drop." Distillery "place for distilling," is from 1759.
Sample Sentences
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There is ſome ſoule of goodneſſe in things euill, / VVould men obſeruingly diſtill it out. [1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i], page 83, column 2:]
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My doctrine ſhall drop as the raine: my ſpeach ſhall diſtill as the deaw, as the ſmal raine vpon the tender herbe, and as the ſhowres vpon the graſſe. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 32:2, column 2:]
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So vvhen tvvo Boars, in vvild Ytene bred, / Or on VVeſtphalia’s fatt’ning Cheſt-nuts fed, / […] / In the black Flood they vvallovv o’er and o’er, / ’Till their arm’d Javvs diſtill vvith Foam and Gore. [[1716], [John] Gay, “Book III. Of Walking the Streets by Night.”, in Trivia: Or, The Art of Walking the Streets of London, London: […] Bernard Lintott, […], →OCLC, page 56:]
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The wine which from yon wounded palm on high / Fills yonder gourd, as slowly it distills, / Grows sour at once if Lorrinite pass by. [1810, Robert Southey, “The Enchantress”, in The Curse of Kehama, London: […] [F]or Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […], by James Ballantyne and Co. […], →OCLC, page 113:]
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Carbonic acid is a limpid colourless body, extremely fluid, and floating upon the other contents of the tube. It distills readily and rapidly at the difference of temperature between 32° and 0°. [1823 November 30, Michael Faraday, “LXXXVI. On Fluid Chlorine. […]”, in Alexander Tilloch, Richard Taylor, editors, The Philosophical Magazine and Journal: Comprehending the Various Branches of Science, the Liberal and Fine Arts, Agriculture, Manufactures, and Commerce, volume LXII, number 307, London: […] Richard Taylor, […]; and sold by Cadell; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; […], →OCLC, page 419:]