In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PERVADES
Verb
pervades
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pervade
Anagrams
• depraves
Source: Wiktionary
PERVADE
Per*vade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pervaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Pervading.] Etym: [L. pervadere, pervasum; per + vadere to go, to walk. See Per-, and Wade.]
1. To pass or flow through, as an aperture, pore, or interstice; to permeate. That labyrinth is easily pervaded. Blackstone.
2. To pass or spread through the whole extent of; to be diffused throughout. A spirit of cabal, intrigue, and proselytism pervaded all their thoughts, words, and actions. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PAMPER
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