The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BEMAD
Etymology
Verb
bemad (third-person singular simple present bemads, present participle bemadding, simple past and past participle bemadded)
(transitive, obsolete) To make mad.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*mad", v. t.
Definition: To make mad. [Obs.] Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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