In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ABLATE
ablate
(verb) wear away through erosion or vaporization
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
ablate (third-person singular simple present ablates, present participle ablating, simple past and past participle ablated)
(transitive) To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization. [Late 15th century.]
(intransitive) To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature. [Mid 20th century.]
Anagrams
• Labate, tabela, tablea
Source: Wiktionary
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UNEXPLOITED
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
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