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.
EBONIZES
Verb
ebonizes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ebonize
Source: Wiktionary
EBONIZE
Eb"on*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ebonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Ebonizing.]
Definition: To make black, or stain black, in imitation of ebony; as, to ebonize wood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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