distill
part of speech
verb (distill, distills, distilled, distilling)
meaning for a pupil
1) To make a liquid pure by heating it into steam (vapour) and cooling the steam back into liquid. tree →
2) To make a drink like whisky this way. tree →
3) To take the most important parts of an idea or text and put them in a short form. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons distillation separates a liquid from a mixture, such as getting pure water from salty water; in everyday life distilled water goes in irons; in writing, you distil a long story into a summary; phrases: «distilled water», «distil the main points».
examples
- We distilled salty water to get pure water. tree →
- Distilled water is used in car batteries and irons. tree →
- Whisky is distilled in Scotland and Ireland. tree →
- Can you distill the story into one sentence? tree →
- The steam cooled in the tube and became distilled water. tree →
- The teacher helped us distill our ideas into a poster. tree →
- Perfumes are made by distilling flowers. tree →
- Your majesty is well aware that I sometimes amuse myself by distilling very powerful medicines. tree →
note
US spelling «distill»; UK spelling «distil» (distils), but both have distilled, distilling. Noun: distillation; a place that makes spirits is a distillery. Science: distillation works because liquids boil at different temperatures; water boils at 100 °C.
Trees and pragmatics
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