verb
Meaning 1
To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, physical
Topics: alchemy, chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, pseudoscience
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