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.
DIVULGATE
Verb
divulgate (third-person singular simple present divulgates, present participle divulgating, simple past and past participle divulgated)
(obsolete) To divulge.
Adjective
divulgate (not comparable)
(obsolete) Published.
Source: Wiktionary
Di*vul"gate, a. Etym: [L. divulgatus, p. p. of divulgare. See Divulge.]
Definition: Published. [Obs.] Bale.
Di*vul"gate, v. t.
Definition: To divulge. [Obs.] Foxe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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