sift
[ sift ]
/ sɪft /
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to sift something.
to pass or fall through or as if through a sieve.
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Origin of sift
before 900; Middle English siften,Old English siftan; cognate with Dutch, Middle Low German siften; akin to sieve
OTHER WORDS FROM sift
outsift, verb (used with object)pre·sift, verb (used with object)re·sift, verb (used with object)un·sift·ed, adjectiveWords nearby sift
sieve-tube element, Sieyès, sif, sifaka, Sifrei Torah, sift, sifter, siftings, SIG, siganid, Sigatoka
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British Dictionary definitions for sift
sift
/ (sɪft) /
verb
(tr) to sieve (sand, flour, etc) in order to remove the coarser particles
to scatter (something) over a surface through a sieve
(tr) to separate with or as if with a sieve; distinguish between
(tr) to examine minutelyto sift evidence
(intr) to move as if through a sieve
Derived forms of sift
sifter, nounWord Origin for sift
Old English siftan; related to Middle Low German siften to sift, Dutch ziften; see sieve
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