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Distill Dɪ'Stɪl Remove Liquid Mixture Boiling Valuable Confusing

Front to distill
Trancription [dɪ'stɪl]
Back to remove one liquid from a mixture of liquids by boiling; to get something valuable from a confusing mix of ideas
Example The forest peoples of Southeast Asia distill an alcoholic drink called arak from a paste of palm berries.
Most students are confused by her lectures, but Joe can always distill her main idea.
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