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.
EPITOMIZE
typify, epitomize, epitomise
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
epitomize (third-person singular simple present epitomizes, present participle epitomizing, simple past and past participle epitomized)
To make an epitome of; to shorten; to condense.
To be an epitome of.
Synonyms
• sum up
Source: Wiktionary
E*pit"o*mize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Epitomized; p. pr. & vb. n. Epitomizing.]
1. To make an epitome of; to shorten or abridge, as a writing or discourse; to reduce within a smaller space; as, to epitomize the works of Justin.
2. To diminish, as by cutting off something; to curtail; as, to epitomize words. [Obs.] Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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