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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sift/sɪft/
▶verb
  • 1 put (a dry substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles.
  • 2 cause to flow or pass as through a sieve.

    ■ (of snow, light, etc.) descend lightly or sparsely as if sprinkled through a sieve.

  • 3 examine thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important.
▶noun an act of sifting.
– derivatives
sifted adjective,
sifter noun,
sifting noun.
– origin OE siftan, of W. Gmc origin; rel. to sieve.



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