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.
DISREALIZE
Dis*re"al*ize, v. t.
Definition: To divest of reality; to make uncertain. [Obs.] Udall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RAREFACTION
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