In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
THEATRICIZE
Etymology
Verb
theatricize (third-person singular simple present theatricizes, present participle theatricizing, simple past and past participle theatricized)
(transitive) To make theatrical.
(intransitive) To play a part.
Source: Wiktionary
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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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