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.
FEMINIZE
feminize, feminise, effeminize, effeminise, womanize
(verb) to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; “This hairdo feminizes the man”
feminize, feminise
(verb) assume (more) feminine characteristics; “feminized language”; “feminized frogs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
feminize (third-person singular simple present feminizes, present participle feminizing, simple past and past participle feminized)
(transitive) To make (more) feminine.
(intransitive) To become (more) feminine.
Antonyms
• masculinize, masculinise
• masculize, masculise
Source: Wiktionary
Fem"i*nize, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. féminiser.]
Definition: To make womanish or effeminate. Dr. H. More.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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