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.
DISENABLES
Verb
disenables
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenable
Source: Wiktionary
DISENABLE
Dis`en*a"ble, v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + enable.]
Definition: To disable; to disqualify. The sight of it might damp me and disenable me to speak. State Trials (1640).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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