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verb (used with object)
1.
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
2.
to scatter or sprinkle through or by means of a sieve: to sift sugar onto cake.
3.
to separate by or as if by a sieve.
4.
to examine closely: The detectives are still sifting the evidence.
5.
to question closely.
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Sifted
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English siften, Old English siftan; cognate with Dutch, Middle Low German siften; akin to sieve
before 900; Middle English siften, Old English siftan; cognate with Dutch, Middle Low German siften; akin to sieve
Related forms
out·sift, verb (used with object)
pre·sift, verb (used with object)
re·sift, verb (used with object)
un·sift·ed, adjective
Synonyms
4. sort, scrutinize, inspect, search, probe.
4. sort, scrutinize, inspect, search, probe.
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sift
O.E. siftan "pass something through a sieve," related to sife (see sieve). Cf. Du. ziften, M.L.G. sichten, Ger. sichten "to sift." Metaphoric sense of "look carefully through" first recorded 1535.
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