What does outsift mean?
Outsift means (transitive, poetic, archaic) To sift out..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive, poetic, archaic) To sift out..
So let me not sift amiss, / But by Wisdom still be taught / To outsift each evil thought / From the mind, and keep behind / The food of bliss.
But when we are uplifted, / And all the chaff outsifted […]
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Outsift means (transitive, poetic, archaic) To sift out..
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So let me not sift amiss, / But by Wisdom still be taught / To outsift each evil thought / From the mind, and keep behind / The food of bliss.
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