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.
EXPEDITED
Verb
expedited
simple past tense and past participle of expedite
Adjective
expedited (comparative more expedited, superlative most expedited)
accelerated
arranged, executed or dispatched quickly or more efficiently
Source: Wiktionary
EXPEDITE
Ex"pe*dite, a. Etym: [L. expeditus, p. p. of expedire to free one caught by the foot, to extricate, set free, bring forward, make ready; ex out + pes, prdis, t. See Foot.]
1. Free of impediment; unimpeded. To make the way plain and expedite. Hooker.
2. Expeditious; quick; speedily; prompt. Nimble and expedite . . . in its operation. Tollotson. Speech is a very short and expedite way of conveying their thoughts. Locke.
Ex"pe*dite, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expedited;p. pr. & vb. n. Expediting.]
1. To relieve of impediments; to facilitate; to accelerate the process or progress of; to hasten; to quicken; as, to expedite the growth of plants. To expedite your glorious march. Milton.
2. To despatch; to send forth; to issue officially. Such charters be expedited of course. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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