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.
ASSEVERATING
Verb
asseverating
present participle of asseverate
Source: Wiktionary
ASSEVERATE
As*sev"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Asseverated; p. pr. & vb. n. Asseverating.] Etym: [L. asseveratus, p. p. of asseverare to assert seriously or earnestly; ad + severus. See Severe.]
Definition: To affirm or aver positively, or with solemnity.
Syn.
– To affirm; aver; protest; declare. See Affirm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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