Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
EFFEMINIZE
feminize, feminise, effeminize, effeminise, womanize
(verb) to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; “This hairdo feminizes the man”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
effeminize (third-person singular simple present effeminizes, present participle effeminizing, simple past and past participle effeminized)
(transitive) To make effeminate.
Source: Wiktionary
Ef*fem"i*nize, v. t.
Definition: To make effeminate. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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