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.
BEDAZE
stun, bedaze, daze
(verb) overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; “The news stunned her”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
bedaze (third-person singular simple present bedazes, present participle bedazing, simple past and past participle bedazed)
To cause to become dazed.
On his first trip to the circus, he was bedazed by the myriad colours, sounds and smells.
Source: Wiktionary
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GUILLOTINE
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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