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Distill V Remove Liquid Mixture Boiling Valuable Confusing

Term distill (v.)
Synonym to remove one liquid from a mixture of liquids by boiling; to get something valuable from a confusing mix of ideas
Meaning
-> 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.


Parts of speech: distillation n,distillery n

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