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Definition of 'sift'English
Verb
To sieve or strain (something).
To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving.
To examine (something) carefully.
* 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 28.
- But if we still carry on our sifting humour, and ask, What is the foundation of all conclusions from experience ? this implies a new question.
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- It immediately occurred to him to sift her on the subject of Isabella and Theodore.
Derived terms
* sifter
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