Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
EMULATES
Verb
emulates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emulate
Source: Wiktionary
EMULATE
Em"u*late, a. Etym: [L. aemulatus, p. p. of aemulari, fr. aemulus emulous; prob. akin to E. imitate.]
Definition: Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous. [Obs.] "A most emulate pride." Shak.
Em"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Emulating.]
Definition: To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to rival; as, to emulate the good and the great. Thine eye would emulate the diamond. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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