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.
EROTICIZE
eroticize, sex up
(verb) give erotic character to or make more interesting; āeroticize the adsā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
eroticize (third-person singular simple present eroticizes, present participle eroticizing, simple past and past participle eroticized)
(transitive) To make erotic.
Source: Wiktionary
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ACRIMONIOUS
(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; āan acrimonious disputeā; ābitter about the divorceā
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