The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

to sell → to pretend 1 realization Unique

ID	Relation type	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2

NEW Realization 1
type		Polysemy
language		Turkish
lexeme		satmak
meaning 1	to sell	evini sattı he sold his house
direction	→
meaning 2	to pretend to be somebody, to pretend to have some quality	cesaret satmak to pretend to be brave (lit. to sell bravery)
reference		Baskakov 1977: 755
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