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.
DISGRADE
Etymology
Verb
disgrade (third-person singular simple present disgrades, present participle disgrading, simple past and past participle disgraded)
(obsolete) To degrade.
(transitive) To deprive of rank or status.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*grade", v. t.
Definition: To degrade. [Obs.] Foxe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTUITIVELY
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