sift vs resift

sift and resift both are verbs.

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

As verbs, resift is a hyponym of sift; that is, resift is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sift:

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

Other hyponyms of sift include rice, riddle, screen, winnow.

sift (verb)	resift (verb)
distinguish and separate out	sift anew
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