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.
CRENELATE
crenel, crenelate, crenellate
(verb) supply with battlements
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
crenelate (third-person singular simple present crenelates, present participle crenelating, simple past and past participle crenelated)
To furnish with crenelles.
To indent; to notch.
Anagrams
• enterlace
Source: Wiktionary
Cren"el*ate (krn"l-t or kr"nl-t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crenelated (- `td); p. pr. & vb. n. Crenelating (-`tng).] Etym: [LL. crenellare, kernellare: cf. F. cr to indent. See Crenelle.] [Written also crenellate.]
1. To furnish with crenelles.
2. To indent; to notch; as, a crenelated leaf. Crenelated molding (Arch.), a kind of indented molding used in Norman buildings.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INCORPORATE
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
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