Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
DOMESTICISE
domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame
(verb) overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; “He tames lions for the circus”; “reclaim falcons”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
domesticise (third-person singular simple present domesticises, present participle domesticising, simple past and past participle domesticised)
Alternative form of domesticize
Source: Wiktionary
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HYDRAULIC
(adjective) moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil); “hydraulic erosion”; “hydraulic brakes”
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