(transitive, obsolete) To extract by means of distillation. [Attested from the early 17th century until the early 18th century.]
(transitive) To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
(intransitive, reflexive, literally, figuratively) To withdraw oneself; to retire. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
(transitive) To draw off (interest or attention).
(intransitive, rare) To perform the process of abstraction.
(intransitive, fine arts) To create abstractions.
(computing) To produce an abstraction, usually by refactoring existing code. Generally used with "out".
