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.
HEARTEN
cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden
(verb) give encouragement to
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
hearten (third-person singular simple present heartens, present participle heartening, simple past and past participle heartened)
(transitive) To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.
Anagrams
• Teheran, earneth, earthen, rhenate
Source: Wiktionary
Heart"en, v. t. Etym: [From Heart.]
1. To encourage; to animate; to incite or stimulate the courage of; to embolden. Hearten those that fight in your defense. Shak.
2. To restore fertility or strength to, as to land.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
25 December 2024
UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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