In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CAPTIVATE
capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant
(verb) attract; cause to be enamored; “She captured all the men’s hearts”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
captivate (third-person singular simple present captivates, present participle captivating, simple past and past participle captivated)
To attract and hold interest and attention of; charm.
(obsolete) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.
Anagrams
• captative
Source: Wiktionary
Cap"ti*vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Captivated; p. pr. & vb. n. Captivating.] Etym: [L. captivatus, p. p. of captivare to capture, fr. captivus captive. See Captive.]
1. To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue. [Obs.] Their woes whom fortune captivates. Shak.
2. To acquire ascendancy over by reason of some art or attraction; to fascinate; to charm; as, Cleopatra captivated Antony; the orator captivated all hearts. Small landscapes of captivating loveliness. W. Irving.
Syn.
– To enslave; subdue; overpower; charm; enchant; bewitch; facinate; capture; lead captive.
Cap"ti*vate, p. a. Etym: [L. captivatus.]
Definition: Taken prisoner; made captive; insnared; charmed. Women have been captivate ere now. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
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FRISK
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
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