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verb (sifts, sifting, sifted)
  1. to sieve or strain (something)
  2. to separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving
  3. to examine (something) carefully
    • 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 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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