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.
ACCLIMATING
Verb
acclimating
present participle of acclimate
Source: Wiktionary
ACCLIMATE
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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