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.
CONTRAVENE
contradict, negate, contravene
(verb) deny the truth of
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
contravene (third-person singular simple present contravenes, present participle contravening, simple past and past participle contravened)
(transitive) To act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation.
Synonyms: breach, break, infringe, violate
(transitive, obsolete) To deny the truth of something.
Synonyms: contradict, controvert, dispute, gainsay
Anagrams
• Covenanter, covenanter
Source: Wiktionary
Con`tra*vene", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Contravened; p.pr. & vb.n. Contravening.] Etym: [LL. contravenire; L. contra + venire to come: cf. F. contrevenir. See Come.]
1. To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation of; to defeat. So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be contravened. Southey.
2. To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to contravene a law. Laws that place the subjects in such a state contravene the first principles of the compact of authority. Johnson.
Syn.
– To contradict; set aside; nullify; defeat; cross; obstruct; baffle; thwart.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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