глагол 1) а) веять (зерно) б) то же, что и winnow out, также winnow away - отвеивать (мякину) 2) то же, что и winnow out, также winnow away - отсеивать, удалять 3) отделять Например: to winnow false from true — отделять ложь от правды 4) [поэтическое] а) махать (крыльями) б) дуть (о ветре)
сельское хозяйство веять
I. verb Etymology: Middle English winewen, from Old English windwian to fan, winnow; akin to Old High German wintōn to fan, Latin vannus winnowing fan, ventus wind — more at wind transitive verb 1. a. (1) to remove (as chaff) by a current of air (2) to get rid of (something undesirable or unwanted); remove — often used with out Example: winnow out certain inaccuracies — Stanley Walker b. (1) separate, sift Example: an old hand at winnowing what is true and significant — Oscar Lewis (2) select 2. a. to treat (as grain) by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated b. to free of unwanted or inferior elements; pare c. narrow, reduce Example: winnowed the field to four contenders 3. to blow on; fan Example: the wind winnowing his thin white hair — Time intransitive verb 1. to separate chaff from grain by fanning 2. to separate desirable and undesirable elements • winnower noun II. noun 1. a device for winnowing 2. a. the action of winnowing b. a motion resembling that of winnowing