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.
DEPLETION
depletion
(noun) the act of decreasing something markedly
depletion
(noun) the state of being depleted
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
depletion (countable and uncountable, plural depletions)
The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion.
The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
(medicine, archaic) The act of relieving congestion or plethora, by purging, blood-letting, or reduction of the system by abstinence.
Anagrams
• diplotene
Source: Wiktionary
De*ple"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. déplétion.]
1. The act of depleting or emptying.
2. (Med.)
Definition: the act or process of diminishing the quantity of fluid in the vessels by bloodletting or otherwise; also excessive evacuation, as in severe diarrhea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ERASE
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
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