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.
BESTIR
bestir, rouse
(verb) become active; “He finally bestirred himself”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
bestir (third-person singular simple present bestirs, present participle bestirring, simple past and past participle bestirred)
(transitive) To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor.
(reflexive) To make active; to rouse oneself.
Anagrams
• Bertis, Breits, Sibert, bister, bistre, biters, bitser, rebits, tribes
Source: Wiktionary
Be*stir", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bestirred; p. pr. & vb. n. Bestirring.]
Definition: To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor; -- usually with the reciprocal pronoun. You have so bestirred your valor. Shak. Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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