To purify a liquid by heating it until it vaporizes, then cooling and condensing the vapor, and collecting the resulting liquid. They distilled the seawater to produce fresh drinking water.
To extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of something. The professor distilled the complex theory into a simple explanation.
To produce a concentrated form of something by removing impurities or unwanted elements. The writer distilled his thoughts into a concise article.
(of a liquid or substance) to fall or condense in minute drops; to trickle or ooze gradually During the humid night, water distilled from the air onto the metal surfaces.