Charlotte Semantic Shift

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Across
  1. 4. When a words meaning gets more negative over time
  2. 5. A polite or mild word/phrase substituted for one considered to blunt
  3. 7. When a word moves from having a negative connotation to a neutral or positive one
  4. 9. When a word's meaning becomes more general
Down
  1. 1. Words together have a figurative meaning different from the literal definitions of the individual words
  2. 2. When a words meaning becomes weaker
  3. 3. Figure of speech that compares two different things by stating one thing is actually another
  4. 6. When a word loses one meaning and takes on another
  5. 8. Something with a larger meaning becoming smaller