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.
BRAINWASH
brainwash
(verb) submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly
brainwash
(verb) persuade completely, often through coercion; “The propaganda brainwashed many people”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
brainwash (uncountable)
A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.
Verb
brainwash (third-person singular simple present brainwashes, present participle brainwashing, simple past and past participle brainwashed)
To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)
(figuratively, dated) To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960)
Source: Wiktionary
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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