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to resift

to resift

1 7.4
Pass a dry mix like flour through a sieve again to remove lumps
  • verb
  • /riːˈsɪft/
: tamizar de nuevo
  • To ensure a fine texture, you should resift the flour before baking.

Examples

  • And though she is already slightly bored with this topic, later she will sift and resift through the memory of this conversation for any tiny morsel she might have missed and thus might savor.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Resift the cake flour with 1/2 cup of sugar.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • After the first attempt, she decided to resift the soil to remove any large stones.

  • The chef recommends that you resift the cocoa powder for a smoother batter.

Synonyms

to resegregate
vsto resift
  • Specialized
9.8

To separate parts of a mixture into layers again by size or weight

does the same but specifically by sifting again to refine material

How Thorough

to resift
1 7.4
to sift
16 2.5
to shake
750 1.0

Surface Forms

resift infinitive
resifted past
resifted past participle
resifting present participle
resifts third person singular

Morphology

resift = sift (transparent) = re + sift

This is a standard use of re- meaning 'again', so 'resift' is directly understandable as 'sift again'.

Etymology

Resift comes from re- 'again' and sift 'to pass through a sieve', so to resift is to 'sift again' to make something finer or to remove any remaining lumps.