loanshift

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Synonyms: downshift, manshift

Antonyms: downshift, manshift

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Noun

1. The situation in which a [[word]] changes or extends its [[meaning]] under the [[influence]] of another [[language]].
2. A word whose meaning has changed in this way.

Verb

1. To change a word in this way.

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