Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
COMPASSIONATED
Verb
compassionated
simple past tense and past participle of compassionate
Source: Wiktionary
COMPASSIONATE
Com*pas"sion*ate, a.
1. Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful. There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate. South.
2. Complaining; inviting pity; pitiable. [R.] Shak.
Syn.
– Sympathizing; tender; merciful; pitiful.
Com*pas"sion*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compassionated; p. pr. & vb. n. Compassionating.]
Definition: To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to sympathize with. Compassionates my pains, and pities me. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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