In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CHLORINATE
chlorinate
(verb) disinfect with chlorine; “chlorinate a pool”
chlorinate
(verb) treat or combine with chlorine; “chlorinated water”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
chlorinate (third-person singular simple present chlorinates, present participle chlorinating, simple past and past participle chlorinated)
(transitive, chemistry) To add chlorine to (something, especially water, to purify it; or an auriferous substance, to extract gold from it).
Anagrams
• ectorhinal, trachelion
Source: Wiktionary
Chlo"rin*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chlorinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Chlorinating.] (Chem.)
Definition: To treat, or cause to combine, with chlorine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
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