Front | to distill |
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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. |
Example_ | y |
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