sift

v., sift·ed, sift·ing, sifts.

v.tr.

1. To put (flour, for example) through a sieve or other straining device in order to separate the fine from the coarse particles.
2. To distinguish as if separating with a sieve: sifted the candidates for the job.
3. To apply by scattering with or as if with a sieve: sift sugar on a dessert.
4. To examine and sort carefully: sift the evidence.

v.intr.

1. To make use of a sieve.
2. To pass through or as if through a sieve: a meal that sifts easily.
3. To make a careful examination: sifted through back issues of the magazine.

[Middle English siften, from Old English siftan.]

sifter sift'er n.

To shake flour, sugar, etc., through a sieve.

To pass dry ingredients through a fine-mesh sifter so any large pieces can be removed. Sifting also incorporates air to make ingredients (such as confectioners' sugar or flour) lighter.

verb

To set apart (one kind or type) from others: separate, sort, winnow. See include/exclude.

v

Definition: take out residue
Antonyms: put in

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sigte, undersøge, vurdere, prøve, sortere, strø, drysse
v. intr. - sigte
n. - udskillelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
schiften, zeven, uitzoeken

Français (French)
v. tr. - tamiser, passer (qch) au tamis, passer (qch) au crible, vanner (le blé), (fig) passer (qch) au crible
v. intr. - (fig) passer (qch) en revue, examiner (qch)
n. - triage

Deutsch (German)
v. - sieben, untersuchen
n. - Sieben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κοσκινίζω, ψιλοκοσκινίζω, πασπαλίζω (με ζάχαρη κ.λπ.), (μτφ.) εξετάζω σχολαστικά, διαλέγω προσεκτικά

Italiano (Italian)
smistare, setacciare, spulciare, indagare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - peneirar, examinar minuciosamente

Русский (Russian)
просеивание, просеянный материал, просеивать, фильтровать, тщательно исследовать, внимательно подбирать (работников)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - seleccionar, separar, cerner, cribar, tamizar, investigar, examinar, indagar
v. intr. - pasar a través de un cedazo, caer de un cedazo o como de un cedazo
n. - selección, especialmente para aislar lo más importante o útil

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sålla, sikta, skilja från, sovra, noga pröva, granska, noga undersöka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
筛, 撒, 撒落, 过滤, 详查, 细究, 撒下, 飘落, 被筛, 过滤物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 篩, 撒, 撒落, 過濾, 詳查, 細究
v. intr. - 篩, 撒下, 飄落, 被篩, 詳查, 細究
n. - 過濾物

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 체로 치다, 정밀하게 조사하다, ~을 엄하게 심문하다
v. intr. - 체를 통해 가려내다, (서류 등을) 조사하다, (눈, 빛 등이) 체를 빠지듯 내리다
n. - 체

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ふるいにかける, ふるい分ける, ふるいでふるう, 降り込む, 入念に調べる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينخل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניפה, סינן, בזק, בדק, הפריד, ברר‬
v. intr. - ‮סינן, נפל כמו מכברה‬
n. - ‮סינון, בייחוד כדי לבודד את החשוב או השימושי ביותר‬

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