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win·now W0179900 (wĭn′ō)v. win·nowed, win·now·ing, win·nows v.tr.1. To separate the chaff from (grain) by means of a current of air.2. To blow (chaff) off or away.3. To examine closely in order to separate the good from the bad; sift: The judges winnowed a thousand essays down to six finalists.4. a. To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate: winnowing out the errors in logic.b. To sort or select (a desirable part); extract: The investigators winnowed the facts from the testimony.5. To blow on; fan: a breeze winnowing the tall grass.v.intr.1. To separate grain from chaff.2. To separate the good from the bad.n.1. A device for winnowing grain.2. An act of winnowing.
[Middle English winnewen, alteration of windwen, from Old English windwian, from wind, wind; see wind1.]
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