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.
DULCIFIES
Verb
dulcifies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dulcify
Source: Wiktionary
DULCIFY
Dul"ci*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dulcified; p. pr. & vb. n. Dulcifying.] Etym: [L. dulcis sweet + -fy: cf. F. dulcifier.]
1. (Pharm.)
Definition: To sweeten; to free from acidity, saltness, or acrimony. Wiseman.
2. Fig. : To mollify; to sweeten; to please. As she . . . was further dulcified by her pipe of tobacco. Hawthorne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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