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.
EDULCORATED
Verb
edulcorated
simple past tense and past participle of edulcorate
Source: Wiktionary
EDULCORATE
E*dul"co*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Edulcorated; p. pr. & vb. n. Edulcorating.] Etym: [L. e oudulcoratus, p. p. of dulcorare to sweeten, fr. dulcor sweetness, fr. dulcis sweet: cf. F. édulcorer.]
1. To render sweet; to sweeten; to free from acidity. Succory . . . edulcorated with sugar and vinegar. Evelyn.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: To free from acids, salts, or other soluble substances, by washing; to purify. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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