sift
verb
[ sɪft ]
• put (a fine or loose substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles.
• "sift the flour into a large bowl"
Similar:
sieve,
strain,
screen,
filter,
riddle,
purify,
refine,
winnow,
bolt,
griddle,
• examine (something) thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important.
• "until we sift the evidence ourselves, we can't comment objectively"
Similar:
search through,
look through,
rummage through,
root about in,
root around in,
ferret (about) in,
ferret (around) in,
poke around in,
go through,
turn over,
explore,
examine,
inspect,
scrutinize,
pore over,
investigate,
conduct investigations into,
inquire into,
conduct an inquiry into,
delve into,
go into,
analyse,
screen,
sieve,
probe,
dissect,
review,
assess,
rootle around in,
fossick through,
roust around in,
sift
noun
• an act of sifting something, especially so as to isolate that which is most important.
• "a careful archaeological sift must be made through the debris"
Origin:
Old English siftan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch ziften, also to sieve.
