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.
EXPROBRATES
Verb
exprobrates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exprobrate
Source: Wiktionary
EXPROBRATE
Ex"pro*brate, v. t. Etym: [L. exprobratus, p.p. of exprobrare; ex out + probrum a shameful or disgraceful act.]
Definition: To charge upon with reproach; to upbraid. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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