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.
DEMONSTRATING
Verb
demonstrating
present participle of demonstrate
Source: Wiktionary
DEMONSTRATE
Dem"on*strate, v. t. Etym: [L. demonstratus, p. p. of demonstrare to demonstrate; de- + monstrare to show. See Monster.]
1. To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident. Shak.
2. To show, or make evident, by reasoning or proof; to prove by deduction; to establish so as to exclude the possibility of doubt or denial. We can not demonstrate these things so as to show that the contrary often involves a contradiction. Tillotson.
3. (Anat.)
Definition: To exhibit and explain (a dissection or other anatomical preparation).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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