sift

verbs

move as if through a sieve
"The soldiers sifted through the woods"
is a type of (narrower)
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
"How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
"sift the flour"
is derived from
is derived from
is derived from
check and sort carefully
"sift the information"
distinguish and separate out
"sift through the job candidates"