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.
ENTHUSE
enthuse
(verb) utter with enthusiasm
enthuse
(verb) cause to feel enthusiasm
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
enthuse (third-person singular simple present enthuses, present participle enthusing, simple past and past participle enthused)
(intransitive) to show enthusiasm
(proscribed) to cause (someone) to feel enthusiasm or to be enthusiastic
Anagrams
• ensueth, huntees
Source: Wiktionary
En*thuse", v. t. & i.
Definition: To make or become enthusiastic. [Slang]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THEORETICAL
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