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.
CICATRIZING
Verb
cicatrizing
present participle of cicatrize
Anagrams
• arcticizing
Source: Wiktionary
CICATRIZE
Cic"a*trize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cicatrized; p. pr. & vb. n. Cicatrizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. cicatriser, fr. cicatrice, L. cicatrix, scar.] (Med.)
Definition: To heal or induce the formation of a cicatrix in, as in wounded or ulcerated flesh. Wiseman.
Cic"a*trize, v. i. (Med.)
Definition: To heal; to have a new skin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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