In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNIFYING
centripetal, unifying
(adjective) tending to unify
consolidative, unifying
(adjective) combining into a single unit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
unifying
present participle of unify
Adjective
unifying (comparative more unifying, superlative most unifying)
Tending to unify; promoting unity; uniting.
Noun
unifying (plural unifyings)
unification
Source: Wiktionary
UNIFY
U"ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unified; p. pr. & vb. n. Unifying.] Etym: [Uni- + -fy: cf. F. unifier.]
Definition: To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one. A comprehensive or unifying act of the judging faculty. De Quincey. Perception is thus a unifying act. Sir W. Hamilton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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