Definition of distils:
(v) :
(transitive) To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation.
(v) :
(transitive) (also figuratively) To extract the essence of (something) by, or as if by, distillation; to concentrate, to purify.
(v) :
(transitive) (also figuratively) (also figuratively) To make (something, especially spirits such as gin and whisky) by distillation.
(v) :
(transitive) (by extension, figuratively) To impart (information, etc.) in small quantities; to infuse.
(v) :
(transitive) Followed by off or out: to expel (a volatile substance) from something by distillation.
(v) :
(transitive) (also figuratively) To transform a thing (into something else) by distillation.