In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ULCERATES
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ulcerates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ulcerate
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ULCERATE
Ul"cer*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ulcerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Ulcerating.] Etym: [L. ulceratus, p. p. of ulcerare, fr. ulcus ulcer.]
Definition: To be formed into an ulcer; to become ulcerous.
Ul"cer*ate, v. t.
Definition: To affect with, or as with, an ulcer or ulcers. Harvey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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