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.
EXHILARATES
Verb
exhilarates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhilarate
Source: Wiktionary
EXHILARATE
Ex*hil"a*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exhilarated; p. pr. & vb. n. Exilarating.] Etym: [L. exhilaratus, p.p. of exhilarare to gladden; ex out + hilarare to make merry, hilaris merry, cheerful. See Hilarious.]
Definition: To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden greatly; to cheer; as, good news exhilarates the mind; wine exhilarates a man.
Ex*hil"a*rate, v. i.
Definition: To become joyous. [R.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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