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distill

verb/dɪˈstɪl/

B2CEFR level
40/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

To extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of something.

The engagement lead asked the team to distill four weeks of interviews into three headline findings.

Similar: condense, summarize

Topic: Consulting in Business English

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