As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
EMOLLIATE
Etymology
Verb
emolliate (third-person singular simple present emolliates, present participle emolliating, simple past and past participle emolliated)
(transitive) To soften; to render effeminate.
Source: Wiktionary
E*mol"li*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emolliated; p. pr. & vb. n. Emolliating.] Etym: [See Emollient, a.]
Definition: To soften; to render effeminate. Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination, the Belgic colonies had forgotten their pristine valor. Pinkerton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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