In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UTILIZES
Verb
utilizes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of utilize
Source: Wiktionary
UTILIZE
U"til*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Utilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Utilizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. utiliser.]
Definition: To make useful; to turn to profitable account or use; to make use of; as, to utilize the whole power of a machine; to utilize one's opportunities. In former ages, the mile-long corridors, with their numerous alcoves, might have been utilized as . . . dungeons. Hawthorne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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