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| has gloss | (verb) separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour" strain, sieve, sift |
| lexicalization | eng: sieve |
| lexicalization | eng: sift |
| lexicalization | eng: strain |
| subclass of | (verb) divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" separate |
| has subclass | (verb) sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice; "rice the potatoes" rice |
| has subclass | (verb) sift anew resift |
| has subclass | (verb) separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff riddle, screen |
| has subclass | (verb) separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field" winnow, fan |
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