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.
ACIDIFIES
Verb
acidifies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acidify
Anagrams
• ASCIIfied, asciified
Source: Wiktionary
ACIDIFY
A*cid"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acidified; p. pr. & vb. n. Acidifying.] Etym: [L. acidus sour, acid + -fy: cf. F. acidifier.]
1. To make acid; to convert into an acid; as, to acidify sugar.
2. To sour; to imbitter. His thin existence all acidified into rage. Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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