How to Pronounce "distill"
word
dɪˈstɪɫ
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[dɪˈstɪɫ]
di-STIL
Definition
To heat a liquid so that it turns into vapor and then cool it to get a purified liquid; also used metaphorically to mean to extract the most important part of something.
IPA Transcription
American English
dɪˈstɪɫ
British English
[dɪˈstɪɫ]
Simplified Pronunciation
US
di-STIL
UK
di-STIL
Listen in Context
Scientists distill water to remove impurities.
You can distill alcohol using this machine.
They distill perfume from flowers.
Can you distill the main ideas from this report?