KJV Dictionary Definition: sift

sift

SIFT, v.t.

1. To separate by a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal; to sift powder; to sift sand or lime.

2. To separate; to part.

3. To examine minutely or critically; to scrutinize. Let the principles of the party be thoroughly sifted. We have sifted your objections.

sifted

SIFT'ED, pp. Separated by a sieve; purified from the coarser parts; critically examined.

sifting

SIFT'ING, ppr. Separating the finer from the coarser parts; critically examining.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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