dis·till (US) or chiefly Brit dis·til 
/dɪˈstɪl/ verb
dis·tills; dis·tilled; dis·till·ing /dɪˈstɪl/ verb [+ obj] 1 a : to make (a liquid) pure by heating it until it becomes a gas and then cooling it until it is a liquid again : to purify (a liquid) by distillation
▪ distilled water
b : to make (a strong alcoholic drink) by using this process
▪ They distill the whiskey from malted barley. 2 : to take the most important parts of something and put them in a different and usually improved form
▪ He has perfectly distilled the meaning of the holiday into a poem. ▪ Her wisdom is distilled from [=her wisdom comes from] many years of experience.
▪ distilled water
b : to make (a strong alcoholic drink) by using this process
▪ They distill the whiskey from malted barley.
▪ He has perfectly distilled the meaning of the holiday into a poem. ▪ Her wisdom is distilled from [=her wisdom comes from] many years of experience.
— dis·til·la·tion /ˌdɪstəˈleɪʃən/ noun, plural dis·til·la·tions
[noncount] ▪ the distillation of brandy from wine ▪ the distillation of experience [count] ▪ The poem is a perfect distillation of the meaning of the holiday.
/ˌdɪstəˈleɪʃən/ noun, plural dis·til·la·tions [noncount] ▪ the distillation of brandy from wine ▪ the distillation of experience [count] ▪ The poem is a perfect distillation of the meaning of the holiday.
