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.
DEFUSE
defuse
(verb) remove the triggering device from
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
defuse (third-person singular simple present defuses, present participle defusing, simple past and past participle defused)
(transitive) To remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc.).
(transitive) To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.
Usage notes
The words defuse and diffuse are sometimes confused.
Etymology 2
Verb
defuse (third-person singular simple present defuses, present participle defusing, simple past and past participle defused)
(obsolete) To disorder; to make shapeless.
Source: Wiktionary
De*fuse", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Diffuse.]
Definition: To disorder; to make shapeless. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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