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.
DISEMBARRASSES
Verb
disembarrasses
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembarrass
Source: Wiktionary
DISEMBARRASS
Dis`em*bar"rass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disembarrassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disembarrassing.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + embarrass: cf. F. dƩsembarasser.]
Definition: To free from embarrassment, or perplexity; to clear; to extricate. To disembarrass himself of his companion. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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