In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PHONETIZE
Verb
phonetize (third-person singular simple present phonetizes, present participle phonetizing, simple past and past participle phonetized)
(transitive) To represent by phonetic signs.
Source: Wiktionary
Pho"ne*tize, v. t.
Definition: To represent by phonetic signs. Lowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INCORPORATE
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
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