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.
CIVILIANIZE
Etymology
Verb
civilianize (third-person singular simple present civilianizes, present participle civilianizing, simple past and past participle civilianized)
To convert from military to civilian operation or control.
To change the status of (a member of the armed forces) to that of a civilian.
Source: Wiktionary
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DESIRABLE
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
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