Both Uses
distill
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The Birthmark
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- He was pale as death, anxious and absorbed, and hung over the furnace as if it depended upon his utmost watchfulness whether the liquid which it was distilling should be the draught of immortal happiness or misery.
*distilling = purifying or concentrating
- There was a distilling apparatus in full operation.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(distill as in: distill the whisky) to make a more pure or concentrated liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors (as is done when making whisky or some petroleum products)
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(2)
(distill as in: distill the central idea) extract (separate essential ideas)
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)