sift

Meaning

Verb

1. To sieve or strain (something).
2. To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving.
3. To examine (something) carefully.
4. To examine (something) carefully.
5. To move data records up in memory to make space to insert further records.

Noun

An act of sifting.

Synonyms

sieve

strain

winnow

screen

filter

riddle

separate

shake

investigate

search

examine

percolate

cleanse

select

clear

probe

process

try

vet

canvass

look into

bolt

refine

examine closely

scrutinize

scan

inquire

distill

scrutinise

segregate

sieving

sort out

sound

🔉

strainer

study

survey

test

wash

🧽

pull tight

sieve out

siftage

research

screening

she’s sifting it

analyse

analyze

anatomize

canvas

case

check out

clarify

cull

digest

distinguish between

divide

eliminate

enquire

essay

explore

filter out

filtrate

go through

inspect

mesh

overhaul

peruse

pour

quiz

redeem

scatter

screen out

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪft/

Etymology

From Middle English syften, from Old English siftan, from Proto-West Germanic *siftijan.