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.
EXPONE
Ex*pone", v. t. Etym: [OE. exponen. See Expound.]
Definition: To expound; to explain; also, to expose; to imperil. [Old Eng. & Scotch] Drummond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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