resift vs sift

resift and sift both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
resift	No	No	Yes	No
sift	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sift is a hypernym of resift; that is, sift is a word with a broader meaning than resift:

resift: sift anew
sift: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

Other hypernyms of resift include sieve, strain.

resift (verb)	sift (verb)
sift anew	distinguish and separate out
	separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
	check and sort carefully
	move as if through a sieve