SAT vocabulary
Shift
To move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance.
Example
"The careful gardener had to shift the delicate seedlings to a sunnier spot in the garden."
Etymology
From Old English 'sciftan' (to divide, arrange), related to Old Norse 'skipta' (to divide, distribute).
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