In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DESELECT
Etymology
Verb
deselect (third-person singular simple present deselects, present participle deselecting, simple past and past participle deselected)
(transitive) To not select; to rule out of selection.
(transitive, British, politics) To reject (an MP) as constituency candidate at a forthcoming election.
(transitive, GUI) To remove from an existing selection.
Antonyms
• select
Anagrams
• electeds, selected
Source: Wiktionary
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