In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
evolving
present participle of evolve
Source: Wiktionary
E*volve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evolved; p. pr. & vb. n. Evolving.] Etym: [L. evolvere, evolutum; e out + volvere to roll. See Voluble.]
1. To unfold or unroll; to open and expand; to disentangle and exhibit clearly and satisfactorily; to develop; to derive; to educe. The animal soul sooner evolves itself to its full orb and extent than the human soul. Sir. M. Hale. The principles which art involves, science alone evolves. Whewell. Not by any power evolved from man's own resources, but by a power which descended from above. J. C. Shairp.
2. To throw out; to emit; as, to evolve odors.
E*volve", v. i.
Definition: To become open, disclosed, or developed; to pass through a process of evolution. Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 February 2025
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.