transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsift ]
verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English siftan; akin to Old English sife sieve
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to put through a sieve
sift flour
b. : to separate or separate out by or as if by putting through a sieve
2. : to go through especially to sort out what is useful or valuable
sift ed the evidence
— often used with through
sift through a pile of old letters
3. : to scatter by or as if by sifting
sift sugar on a cake
intransitive verb
1. : to use a sieve
2. : to pass or fall as if through a sieve
• sift·er noun