In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CRYSTALLISE
crystallize, crystallise, crystalise, crystalize
(verb) cause to take on a definite and clear shape; “He tried to crystallize his thoughts”
crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise
(verb) cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; “crystallize minerals”
clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate
(verb) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; “Could you clarify these remarks?”; “Clear up the question of who is at fault”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
crystallise (third-person singular simple present crystallises, present participle crystallising, simple past and past participle crystallised)
Non-Oxford British standard spelling of crystallize.
Source: Wiktionary
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