In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DEMYSTIFY
demystify
(verb) make less mysterious or remove the mystery from; “let’s demystify the event by explaining what it is all about”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
demystify (third-person singular simple present demystifies, present participle demystifying, simple past and past participle demystified)
(transitive) To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.
Source: Wiktionary
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