Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
AMELIORATED
Verb
ameliorated
simple past tense and past participle of ameliorate
Adjective
ameliorated (comparative more ameliorated, superlative most ameliorated)
Having had problem(s) improved upon; having been the subject of amelioration.
Source: Wiktionary
AMELIORATE
A*mel"io*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ameliorated; p. pr. & vb. n. Ameliorating.] Etym: [L. ad + meliorare to make better: cf. F. améliorer. See Meliorate.]
Definition: To make better; to improve; to meliorate. In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition. Macaulay.
A*mel"io*rate, v. i.
Definition: To grow better; to meliorate; as, wine ameliorates by age.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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