1. heating a liquid to create vapor and then cooling it to produce a purer liquid
2. extracting the essential meaning or most important aspects of something

1. the process of purifying liquids through heating and cooling

Examples

• The chemist is distilling water to remove impurities.
• They are distilling alcohol from fermented grain.
• She spent hours distilling the complex research into a simple summary.
• The teacher excelled at distilling difficult concepts for her students.
• The distilling process requires careful temperature control.
• His job involves distilling essential oils from plants.
• The book does a good job of distilling decades of scientific research.