In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RADICATED
Verb
radicated
simple past tense and past participle of radicate
Adjective
radicated (not comparable)
(now rare) Rooted; firmly established.
Source: Wiktionary
Rad"i*ca`ted, a.
Definition: Rooted; specifically: (a) (Bot.) Having roots, or possessing a well-developed root. (b) (Zoöl.) Having rootlike organs for attachment.
RADICATE
Rad"i*cate, a. Etym: [L. radicatus, p. p. of radicari to take root, fr. radix. See Radix.]
Definition: Radicated.
Rad"i*cate, v. i.
Definition: To take root; to become rooted. Evelyn.
Rad"i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Radicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Radicating.]
Definition: To cause to take root; to plant deeply and firmly; to root. Time should . . . rather confirm and radicate in us the remembrance of God's goodness. Barrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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