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.
DESPUMATES
Verb
despumates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despumate
Source: Wiktionary
DESPUMATE
Des"pu*mate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Despumated; p. pr. & vb. n. Despumating.] Etym: [L. despumatus, p. p. of despumare to despume; de- + spumare to foam, froth, spuma froth, scum.]
Definition: To throw off impurities in spume; to work off in foam or scum; to foam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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