\Dis*till"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Distilled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Distilling}.] [F. distiller, from L. destillare,
destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr.
stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand.
Cf. {Still}, n. & v., {Instill}.] [Written also {distil}.]
1. To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.
         Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain.
                                               --Pope.
2. To flow gently, or in a small stream.
         The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of
         Armenia.                              --Sir W.
                                               Raleigh.
3. To practice the art of distillation. --Shak.

\Dis*till"\, v. t.
1. To let fall or send down in drops.
         Or o'er the glebe distill the kindly rain. --Pope.
         The dew which on the tender grass The evening had
         distilled.                            --Drayton.
2. To obtain by distillation; to extract by distillation, as
   spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill
   brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic spirits from grain;
   to distill essential oils from flowers, etc.; to distill
   fresh water from sea water. ``Distilling odors on me.''
   --Tennyson.
3. To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in
   making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.
4. To dissolve or melt. [R.]
         Swords by the lightning's subtle force distilled.
                                               --Addison.