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sifted out

sifted out is the simple past and past participle of sift out.

Meaning of sift out

Verb

sift out (third-person singular simple present sifts out, present participle sifting out, simple past and past participle sifted out)

  1. (idiomatic) To isolate or identify one particular thing from a collection that includes less relevant things.
    • So in the waning days of the 20th Century, concert programmers and ticket-buyers alike have become informed and careful about what to sell and what to buy; to sift out the good new music from the not-so-good.1997, Valerie Cruice, When Do I Clap?: A Slightly Irreverent Guide to Classical Music and Concert Hall Conduct, →ISBN, page 129
    Synonyms:
    sieve out, winnow

Questions about sifted out

What is sifted out the simple past and past participle of?
Sifted out is the simple past and past participle of sift out.

Words near sifted out in the dictionary

  1. sift through
  2. siftability
  3. siftable
  4. siftage
  5. sifted
  6. sifted out
  7. sifted through
  8. sifter
  9. sifters
  10. sifteth
  11. sifting

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