to sift through the evidence

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• sift — [sıft] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: siftan] 1.) to put flour, sugar etc through a sieve or similar container in order to remove large pieces 2.) also sift through to examine information, documents etc carefully in order to find something out or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sift — [[t]sɪ̱ft[/t]] sifts, sifting, sifted 1) VERB If you sift a powder such as flour or sand, you put it through a sieve in order to remove large pieces or lumps. [V n] Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium sized mixing bowl. Syn: sieve 2)… …   English dictionary

• sift — verb (T) 1 to put flour, sugar etc through a sieve or similar container in order to remove large pieces 2 also sift through to examine information, documents etc carefully in order to find something out or decide what is important and what is not …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sift — verb examine sth very carefully ADVERB ▪ carefully ▪ out ▪ They will try to sift out the winners and the losers. PREPOSITION ▪ for ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• sift — /sift/, v.t. 1. to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve. 2. to scatter or sprinkle through or by means of a sieve: to sift sugar onto cake. 3. to separate by or as if by a sieve. 4. to examine closely: The… …   Universalium

• evidence — /ev i deuhns/, n., v., evidenced, evidencing. n. 1. that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof. 2. something that makes plain or clear; an indication or sign: His flushed look was visible evidence of his fever. 3.… …   Universalium

• sift — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sift — [[t]sɪft[/t]] v. t. 1) to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve 2) to scatter by means of a sieve: to sift sugar onto a cake[/ex] 3) to separate by or as if by a sieve 4) to examine closely: The detectives are… …   From formal English to slang

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