sift

Definition

To sieve or strain (something).

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "As neere as I could ſift him on that argument, On ſome apparant danger ſeene in him, Aym‘d at your Highneſſe, no inueterate malice."
• "But if we still carry on our sifting humour, and ask, What is the foundation of all conclusions from experience ? this implies a new question."
• "It immediately occurred to him to sift her on the subject of Isabella and Theodore."