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.
EMOVE
Etymology
Verb
emove (third-person singular simple present emoves, present participle emoving, simple past and past participle emoved)
(archaic, poetic, transitive) To stir or arouse emotion in (someone); to cause to feel emotion.
Source: Wiktionary
E*move", v. t.
Definition: To move. [Obs.] Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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