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.
ENGULFING
Verb
engulfing
present participle of engulf
Source: Wiktionary
ENGULF
En*gulf", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engulfed; p. pr. & vb. n. Engulfing.] Etym: [Pref. en- + gulf: cf. OF. engolfer. Cf. Ingulf.]
Definition: To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf. It quite engulfs all human thought. Young.
Syn.
– See Absorb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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