In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
VITALIZE
vitalize, vitalise
(verb) make more lively or vigorous; “The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man”
vitalize, vitalise
(verb) give life to; “The eggs are vitalized”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
vitalize (third-person singular simple present vitalizes, present participle vitalizing, simple past and past participle vitalized)
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of vitalise
Source: Wiktionary
Vi"tal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vitalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Vitalizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. vitaliser.]
Definition: To endow with life, or vitality; to give life to; to make alive; as, vitalized blood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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