Synonyms Dictionary
v. 1. sift, strain, sieve, riddle, bolt, filter, screen, pan, rack; separate, differentiate, distinguish, divide, part; sort out, weed out, separate the men from the boys or the sheep from the goats or the wheat from the chaff, thresh; select, choose, pick, cull.
2. drive or drive away, blow or blow away; blow upon, fan.
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