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.
CONSTRINGE
constrict, constringe, narrow
(verb) become tight or as if tight; “Her throat constricted”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
constringe (third-person singular simple present constringes, present participle constringing, simple past and past participle constringed)
(ambitransitive) To constrict; to tighten.
Anagrams
• constering
Source: Wiktionary
Con*stringe", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Constringed; p.pr. & vb.n. Constringing.] Etym: [L. constringere. See onstrain.]
Definition: To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself; to constrict; to cause to shrink. [R.] Strong liquors . . . intoxicate, constringe, harden the fibers, and coagulate the fluids. Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CORRECTION
(noun) a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; “market runups are invariably followed by a correction”
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