Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ACCLIMATE
acclimatize, acclimatise, acclimate
(verb) get used to a certain climate; “They never acclimatized in Egypt”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
acclimate (third-person singular simple present acclimates, present participle acclimating, simple past and past participle acclimated)
(transitive, chiefly, US) To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
(transitive, chiefly, US) To adjust to a new environment; not necessarily a wild, natural, earthy one.
(intransitive, chiefly, US) To become accustomed to a new climate or environment.
Synonyms
• acclimatise/acclimatize, accommodate, acculture, accustom, climatize, conform, get used to, habituate, harden, season, toughen, adjust
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*cli"mate (#; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acclimated; p. pr. & vb. n. Acclimating.] Etym: [F. acclimater; Ă (l. ad) + climat climate. See Climate.]
Definition: To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize. J. H. Newman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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