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.
ABNEGATING
Verb
abnegating
present participle of abnegate
Source: Wiktionary
ABNEGATE
Ab"ne*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abnegated; p. pr. & vb. n. Abnegating.] Etym: [L. abnegatus,p. p. of abnegare; ab + negare to deny. See Deny.]
Definition: To deny and reject; to abjure. Sir E. Sandys. Farrar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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