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sift vs analyze

analyze vs sift

sift and analyze both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sift No No Yes No
analyze No No Yes No
As verbs, analyze is a hypernym of sift; that is, analyze is a word with a broader meaning than sift:
  • sift: check and sort carefully
  • analyze: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
Other hypernyms of sift include analyse, canvass, examine, study.
sift (verb) analyze (verb)
distinguish and separate out consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
check and sort carefully subject to psychoanalytic treatment
move as if through a sieve break down into components or essential features
Difference between sift and analyze

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