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.
DEPURATED
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depurated
simple past tense and past participle of depurate
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DEPURATE
Dep"u*rate, a. Etym: [LL. depuratus, p. p. of depurare to purify; L. de- + purare to purify, purus clean, pure. Cf. Depure.]
Definition: Depurated; cleansed; freed from impurities. Boyle.
Dep"u*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depurated; p. pr. & vb. n. Depurating.]
Definition: To free from impurities, heterogeneous matter, or feculence; to purify; to cleanse. To depurate the mass of blood. Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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