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.
DERIVATE
Etymology
Adjective
derivate (not comparable)
Derived; derivative.
Noun
derivate (plural derivates)
Something derived; a derivative.
Verb
derivate (third-person singular simple present derivates, present participle derivating, simple past and past participle derivated)
(obsolete) To derive.
Anagrams
• evirated
Source: Wiktionary
Der"i*vate, a. Etym: [L. derivatus, p. p. of derivare. See Derive.]
Definition: Derived; derivative. [R.] H. Taylor.
– n.
Definition: A thing derived; a derivative. [R.]
Der"i*vate, v. t.
Definition: To derive. [Obs.] Huloet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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