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resift

resift verb: to sift again.

Verb

resift (third-person singular simple present resifts, present participle resifting, simple past and past participle resifted)

  1. (transitive) To sift again.
    • Near-synonym: resieve
    Synonyms:
    resieve

Synonyms of resift

Forms of resift

third-person singular presentresifts
present participleresifting
past participleresifted
pastresifted

Origin of resift

From re- + sift.

Questions about resift

What does resift mean?
Resift means to sift again.
What part of speech is resift?
Resift is a verb.
What is the past tense of resift?
The past tense of resift is resifted.

Words near resift in the dictionary

  1. residuums
  2. resieve
  3. resieved
  4. resieves
  5. resieving
  6. resift
  7. resifted
  8. resifting
  9. resiftings
  10. resifts
  11. Resig

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