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.
DECODE
decode, decrypt, decipher
(verb) convert code into ordinary language
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
decode (third-person singular simple present decodes, present participle decoding, simple past and past participle decoded)
To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
To figure out something difficult to interpret.
Synonyms
• decipher
Antonyms
• encode
Noun
decode (plural decodes)
(cryptography) A product of decoding
(computing) Output from a program or device used to interpret communication protocols
Source: Wiktionary
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15 April 2025
DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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