In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
upcycle (third-person singular simple present upcycles, present participle upcycling, simple past and past participle upcycled)
(transitive) To convert (waste materials, etc.) into new materials or products of higher quality and greater functionality. [from 1990s]
(transitive) To promote into a more productive or useful role.
• downcycle
• recycle
upcycle (plural upcycles)
A period of a cycle where something is increasing or improving.
• downcycle
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3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.