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.
EMOLLIATED
Verb
emolliated
simple past tense and past participle of emolliate
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• ameltolide
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EMOLLIATE
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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