In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FLUIDIZE
Etymology
Verb
fluidize (third-person singular simple present fluidizes, present participle fluidizing, simple past and past participle fluidized)
To give particles of solid the properties of a fluid, either by shaking or by injecting gas
Source: Wiktionary
Flu"id*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fluidized; p. pr. & vb. n. Fluidizing.]
Definition: To render fluid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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