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Definition of sifted : of Sift

Synonyms:

established, collated, programmed, rationalized, unified, devised, categorized, graded, balanced, placed, plotted, scored, arrayed, adjusted, methodized, mediated, framed, supported, subordinated, maintained, scheduled, orchestrated, normalized, cast, structured, organized, marshalled, sorted, planned, arranged, composed, systematized, regulated, prepared, screened, settled, set, separated, pigeonholed, righted, classified, ranked, schematized, grouped, designed, stratified, fixed, integrated, charted, classed, shaped, formed, schemed, ordered, unsnarled, typed, controlled, harmonized, stabilized, rated

assayed, dissected, anatomized, analyzed, examined, winnowed, studied

peered, foraged, searched, probed, scoured, rifled, peeked, rummaged, pried, combed, sought

Usage examples:

• The Hindus themselves delight in their holy writings, but if these writings are to become known in the West, the grain must first be sifted. - "The Reconciliation of Races and Religions", Thomas Kelly Cheyne.
• Their respective parts in the Two Treatises and in the Institutionum Peripateticorum libri quinque, published under White's name, but for which Sir Kenelm is given the main credit, can hardly now be sifted. - "The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened", Kenelm Digby.
• A low murmur sifted through the house; its import was, " He's got them both." - "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories", Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) Last Updated: February 18, 2009.