The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

to smear, anoint → to flatter 1 realization Unique

ID	Relation type	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2

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NEW Realization 1 (ID: 45716)
type		Polysemy
language		Turkish
lexeme		yağlamak
meaning 1	to smear with fat, butter
direction	→
meaning 2	to flatter
reference		Baskakov 1977: 903
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