extill

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verb

To drop or distill.

OriginLatin extillare →
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Meanings

verbextill (third-person singular simple present extills, present participle extilling, simple past and past participle extilled)

present singular third person extills · participle present extilling · participle past extilled · past extilled

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo drop or distill.

    Oyl of Mace may be extilled after the ſame manner : it calcfies and digeſts frigid humours

    1657, Jean de Renou, Oylof Mace may be extilled after the fame manner : it calefies and digefts frigid humours

Origin

  1. Latinextillare
  2. Englishextill

From Latin extillare, exstillare, from ex (“out”) + stillare (“to drop”), stilla (“drop”).

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APA

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MLA

“extill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extill.

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