An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
DIREMPTED
Etymology
Verb
dirempted
simple past tense and past participle of dirempt
Source: Wiktionary
DIREMPT
Di*rempt", a. Etym: [L. diremptus, p. p. of dirimere to take apart, separate; di- = dis- + emere to buy, orig., to take.]
Definition: Divided; separated. [Obs.] Stow.
Di*rempt", v. t.
Definition: To separate by force; to tear apart. [Obs.] Holinshed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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