distill
/dɪˈstɪɫ/
to extract the essential meaning or most important aspects
distill in a sentence
“Distill the report into key takeaways.”
Origin of distill
Latin destillare to drip down (from de- down + stillare to drip)
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to express the meaning using different words
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