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.
BECOME
become, go, get
(verb) enter or assume a certain state or condition; “He became annoyed when he heard the bad news”; “It must be getting more serious”; “her face went red with anger”; “She went into ecstasy”; “Get going!”
become
(verb) come into existence; “What becomes has duration”
become, turn
(verb) undergo a change or development; “The water turned into ice”; “Her former friend became her worst enemy”; “He turned traitor”
become, suit
(verb) enhance the appearance of; “Mourning becomes Electra”; “This behavior doesn’t suit you!”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
become (third-person singular simple present becomes, present participle becoming, simple past (nonstandard) becomed or became, past participle (rare, dialectal) becomen or become)
(intransitive, obsolete) To arrive, come (to a place). [9th-18thc.]
(copulative) To come about; happen; come into being; arise. [from 12thc.]
(copulative) begin to be; turn into. [from 12thc.]
Synonyms: get, turn, go
(transitive) To be proper for; to beseem. [from 13thc.]
(transitive) Of an adornment, piece of clothing etc.: to look attractive on (someone). [from 14thc.]
Synonyms
• (to be suitable for): befit, suit
Source: Wiktionary
Be*come", v. i. [imp. Became; p. p. Become; p. pr. & vb. n. Becoming.] Etym: [OE. bicumen, becumen, AS. becuman to come to, to happen; akin to D. bekomen, OHG.a piquëman, Goth. biquiman to come upon, G. bekommen to get, suit. See Be-, and Come.]
1. To pass from one state to another; to enter into some state or condition, by a change from another state, or by assuming or receiving new properties or qualities, additional matter, or a new character. The Lord God . . . breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Gen. ii. 7. That error now which is become my crime. Milton.
2. To come; to get. [Obs.] But, madam, where is Warwick then become! Shak. To become of, to be the present state or place of; to be the fate of; to be the end of; to be the final or subsequent condition of. What is then become of so huge a multitude Sir W. Raleigh.
Be*come", v. t.
Definition: To suit or be suitable to; to be congruous with; to befit; to accord with, in character or circumstances; to be worthy of, or proper for; to cause to appear well; -- said of persons and things. It becomes me so to speak of so excellent a poet. Dryden. I have known persons so anxious to have their dress become them, as to convert it, at length, into their proper self, and thus actually to become the dress. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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