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.
DENAZIFY
denazify
(verb) free from Nazi ideology or detach from Nazi allegiance; “Germany was denazified after WW II”; “The highest judges were never denazified”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
denazify (third-person singular simple present denazifies, present participle denazifying, simple past and past participle denazified)
(transitive) To free from Nazi influence.
Source: Wiktionary
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