resift

An obsolete verb meaning to sift again or to examine something anew.

• 🇫🇷Verbe désuet signifiant tamiser à nouveau ou réexaminer quelque chose.

1. Sift anew C1 formal

   To sift something again, typically to refine or separate it further.

   • The baker had to resift the flour to remove any remaining lumps.
   • After the first pass, the geologist decided to resift the sediment for smaller particles.
   • The technician will resift the powder to ensure a uniform consistency.

   🇫🇷Retamiser

• resifted past participle
• resifted past simple
• resifting present participle
• resifts third person singular