Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
COLLATERALIZE
collateralize
(verb) pledge as a collateral; “The loan was collateralized by government bonds”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
collateralize (third-person singular simple present collateralizes, present participle collateralizing, simple past and past participle collateralized)
To secure a loan or other contract by using collateral.
To pledge assets as collateral.
Source: Wiktionary
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SUFFOCATION
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