In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FEMINIZE
feminize, feminise, effeminize, effeminise, womanize
(verb) to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; “This hairdo feminizes the man”
feminize, feminise
(verb) assume (more) feminine characteristics; “feminized language”; “feminized frogs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
feminize (third-person singular simple present feminizes, present participle feminizing, simple past and past participle feminized)
(transitive) To make (more) feminine.
(intransitive) To become (more) feminine.
Antonyms
• masculinize, masculinise
• masculize, masculise
Source: Wiktionary
Fem"i*nize, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. féminiser.]
Definition: To make womanish or effeminate. Dr. H. More.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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