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.
DEMONETARIZE
Etymology
Verb
demonetarize (third-person singular simple present demonetarizes, present participle demonetarizing, simple past and past participle demonetarized)
(transitive) To withdraw the monetary status of.
Source: Wiktionary
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CHATTEL
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
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