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.
AMPUTATED
Verb
amputated
simple past tense and past participle of amputate
Adjective
amputated (not comparable)
Having been removed or cut off.
Source: Wiktionary
AMPUTATE
Am"pu*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amputated; p. pr. & vb. n. Amputating.] Etym: [L. amputatus, p. p. of amputare: amb- + putare to prune, putus clean, akin to E. pure. See Putative.]
1. To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils.
2. (Surg.)
Definition: To cut off (a limb or projecting part (of the body). Wiseman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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